A New Home for Fish: How Offshore Wind Turbines Create Artificial Reefs
The fishing community cannot be characterized plainly. For many people – from anglers that fish recreationally to those who make their living from the seas – there is so much … Read more
Offshore Wind Power Victories Demonstrate Clean Energy Pathway Protects People and Wildlife
The time for talk is over. The climate and wildlife crisis is getting worse every day (more floods, more polar ice caps melting, a million species at risk–the stories go … Read more
A Big Deal for Right Whales
Today offers a unique reason for optimism that offshore wind power can rise to its full potential as a major new energy source for America. The developer of our first large-scale … Read more
Another Step Towards Achieving a Wildlife-Friendly Clean Energy Future
The path to clean, wildlife-friendly energy continues to be open wide. Instead of derailing the Clean Power Plan – the first ever restrictions on harmful carbon pollution from power plants – … Continue reading
America’s Offshore Wind Industry Sends Real Sparks Flying!
Excitement filled the air in an industrial park in North Kingstown, Rhode Island yesterday, where Deepwater Wind invited the press and supporters to kickoff the construction of America’s first offshore wind … Continue reading
The Department of Energy’s New Vision on Wind Power
The future of the U.S. energy supply is looking blustery – and that’s a good thing! On March 12th, the Department of Energy (DOE) released a new report titled Wind … Continue reading
First U.S. Offshore Wind Turbines Fully Financed for 2015 Construction
2015 will be the year the United States begins constructing its first offshore wind turbines. This major milestone will set the stage for the largest and most scalable clean energy source … Continue reading
Historic U.S, China Climate Agreement Signals a Breakthrough for Wildlife
A landmark achievement has occurred in efforts to move climate solutions for wildlife forward. After years of fits and starts, China and the U.S. – the two countries that account for … Continue reading
Report: State Leaders Must “Catch the Wind” Offshore to Protect Wildlife from Climate Change
Now, more than ever before, our treasured wildlife need us to deliver bold and effective climate change solutions. Rising temperatures, severe droughts, extreme coastal storms, and sea levels encroaching on … Continue reading
EPA Can Do More to Spur Renewable Energy
On June 2, the Environmental Protection Agency took a bold step in putting forth the first-ever proposed standards to reduce carbon pollution from power plants, which account for about 40 … Continue reading
The Carbon Rule Brings in a New Era of Wind and Renewable Energy
In less than two weeks, President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will roll out their vitally important plan to limit carbon pollution from power plants. As these rules … Continue reading
Clean, Smart, and Cheaper than Coal: New England’s Wind Power Decisions Keep Getting Easier
A headline in the Boston Globe’s business section on Monday deserves serious attention: “Wind Power Now Competitive with Conventional Sources” Where to begin? This is huge. Wind power’s biggest hurdle … Continue reading