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Hundreds of balloons are recovered from Long Island Sound every year

Amid graduation season, Connecticut experts are advising the public to avoid releasing balloons, as hundreds end up in the Long Island Sound each year. ....

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The Day - Winds of change - News from southeastern Connecticut

Think of it as Oil Patch version 2.0.
As the nation s nascent offshore wind industry begins revving up, New London and the surrounding region are poised to become front-and-center in the push to bring large-scale offshore renewable energy to the nation.
Roughly 10 big commercial wind projects some languishing in the pipeline for years are beginning to catch a tangible updraft. Once turning, colossal turbines rising off southern New England s coast will bring enough power ashore to light millions of homes.
Illustration by Scott Ritter/The Day
In Connecticut, a major overhaul of State Pier in New London is expected to begin this spring. Danish wind developer Ørsted, and its partner, New England s Eversource Energy, will use the revamped pier as a staging area for three big projects in federal waters just east of Block Island, R.I. ....

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