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New York Power Authority Applies For Long Island Offshore Wind Farm Lease From Feds

photo: Julian Menichini via flickr Never to be left out of the action, New York has joined other northeast states in marching down the path towards building offshore wind farms: Reuters reports the New York Power Authority will soon be applying for a lease from the federal government required to build a 350-700 M… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New York Power Authority Applies For Long Island Offshore Wind Farm Lease From Feds

Rhode Island Offshore Wind Farm Takes Step Forward – And Some Environmentalists Are Upset?

photo: m.prinke via flickr The race to build the first offshore wind farm in the United States continues with Rhode Island taking one more legislative step towards beating its neighbors. The Providence Journal reports that the state legislature has enacted a new law that speeds the time it takes to get regulatory approval between wind power developer… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Great Lakes Offshore Wind Farms Already Face NIMBY Opposition, Just Like Those in Saltwater

photo: Martin Pettitt via flickr Developing offshore wind farms on the Great Lakes has been touted as an overlooked resource in a number of studies and indeed a few projects are in the planning stages. Which, seemingly on cue, has aroused opposition to them on the usual grounds, as the

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Great Lakes Offshore Wind Farms Already Face NIMBY Opposition, Just Like Those in Saltwater