Without offshore wind, NJ faces billions in shoreline damage, officials argue
Offshore wind: From a turbine in the ocean to your home in the suburbs
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More than 100 New Jersey elected officials released a letter Tuesday supporting offshore wind projects along the coast, adding that doing nothing to address climate change would result in billions of dollars in losses to communities across the state.
Elected Officials to Protect America a network of former and current elected officials focused on environmental issues organized the effort, saying offshore wind development will invigorate the state s economy, provide thousands of jobs and reduce future impacts from climate change such as flooding and hurricanes.
NJ needs offshore wind to avoid billions in damage, officials claim
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Best-Selling Author to Discuss Wind Farm Technology Thursday 7 p.m. at OC Music Pier
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July 11, 2021
Author and environmental advocate Michael Shellenberger will be the guest speaker Thursday evening at the Ocean City Music Pier.
By DONALD WITTKOWSKI
Best-selling author and nationally known environmental advocate Michael Shellenberger scoffs at the notion that ocean wind farms, like the one proposed off the South Jersey coast, are a good source of renewable, green energy.
He regards them more as an industrialized threat to the environment, to the commercial fishing industry, to marine life and wildlife.
“The big push to industrialize the East Coast will ruin the East Coast. It’s a gross environmental injustice,” he said.