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Article Source: Think ProgressMore than a decade ago, Denmark built the world’s first offshore wind farm near Copenhagen. Since then offshore wind has been added to the energy portfolio of nine other countries in Europe and Asia.
by Richard W. Caperton, Michael Conathan, Jackie Weidman
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#1 - Sat Jan 14, 2012 3:17 PM ESTThe East Coast of the United States, from the Mid-Atlantic region north through New England, possesses some of the world’s most favorable environmental conditions to tap into this massive renewable energy resource. And even though public opinion throughout the region strongly supports such development, we have yet to begin construction on even a single turbine.
With a stronger commitment from Congress, Atlantic coastal states could advance projects that simultaneously reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lower our dependence on foreign oil, and create jobs and industrial innovation from Maine to the Carolinas.
I would like to see the results of studies on marine life of the turbines and the transmission lines. If these effects are minor then I am all for this. And the more we install the less fossil fuel back-up we need. Local issues with intermittency are solved with greater distribution of generation.
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