We just submitted our comments and recommendations to the California Energy Commission for the proposed development of offshore wind off our coast. This is our first of what looks like a volley of comments coming up in the next two months.…
While all of us support offshore wind development, we also all want to make sure it is handled correctly, because huge swaths of the Outer Continental Shelf will be transformed by this pivot away from fossil fuels.
The jobs component of offshore wind has become so persuasive that even Republicans saturated in oil are having to acknowledge the job opportunities. Big. Domestic. Job Opportunities.
One of the downsides offshore wind will be the continuous low-level noise propagated into the marine environment.
Our previous post about wind farm impacts on marine habitat focused on site survey noise. Once the site is surveyed, site preparation – clearing and grading the seafloor is performed, the masts are built and the turbines are installed. There…
Probably the most fundamental problem with offshore wind is noise (right in our wheelhouse)…
