Offshore Wind Turbines

Wind Turbine Money, Dead Whales, Compromised Local Leadership?

All the organizations you thought would be the most vocal in protecting whales, are the most quiet. Barely a peep from enviro-friendly orgs. Why? The industrialization of our seashore. Congressional investigation into offshore wind industrialization. if it moves forward. the most profound transformation of the Atlantic Coast in the history of the USA. Are these …

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Strings attached for Downbeach Wind Money?

Jersey shore towns like Ventnor and Margate claim they’re concerned about all those dead whales washing up onshore. These same shore towns also care about all that grant money being thrown around by wind companies that could be killing whales. Is this just hush money to keep towns quiet about all those dead whales? Over …

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Brigantine & Ventnor Ask: Are Wind Turbines killing Whales?

A fast-growing group known as Defend Brigantine Beach (DBB) joined forces with Ventnor residents on Sat. morning, Jan 21. Close to 100 braved cold temps on Ventnor Pier. Calling attention to the spike in beached whales. Is the wind turbine project safe for marine life? Industrialization of our ocean. Members of Defend Brigantine Beach (DBB) …

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Murphy & Wind Companies Ignore US NAVY Report; Sonar Can Kill Whales

In 2002, the US Navy admitted that their ship-based sonar killed at least 6 whales. They linked sonar sound to the stranding of whales. NJ Governor Phil Murphy apparently un-moved by the US NAVY report. State officials want Murphy to stop all wind turbine research until they can determine what’s killing the whales. Ten dead …

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7 Dead Whales, Latest Washes up On Brigantine Beach

In the last 45 days, the count is now 7 dead whales that have washed up on NJ & NY beaches. Natural occurrence? Boat strike? Caught in fish nets? How about sonar blasts used for wind turbine research? This tactic helps ‘map and measure’ the ocean floor. Data is used to help construct offshore wind …

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Downbeach Towns Line-Up For Wind Company Financial Support

Ventnor, Margate and Longport want a piece of the Pro-NJ Grantor Trust, a $15 million fund established by Ørsted and Ocean Wind. The two wind companies plan on building and managing substantial windfarms off the Jersey coast. Power cables will land on beaches of Ocean City and Atlantic City where various infrastructure will be built …

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Impact of Offshore Wind Turbines Along Jersey Shore

Jersey shore towns like Brigantine, Margate and Ocean City are learning more about offshore wind farms being planned. Just off their beaches. They don’t like what they’re hearing. But is it too late to stop it? A Danish power company named Orsted wants to build 99 offshore wind turbines from Brigantine to Stone Harbor. NJ …

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VIDEO: Commissioner John Amodeo Answers Margate Homeowner Questions

Did you watch this special, MHA Downbeach webcast on Saturday, May 15? Commissioner John Amodeo was the featured guest at the recent Margate Homeowners Association meeting. If you missed it, just click and watch it here. Amodeo shared facts, figures and some interesting analysis on the current state of Margate. Lamberti’s on Amherst. Bulkhead Deal. …

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VIDEO: Orsted Wind Turbines and Margate Homeowners Association

See video clips from April 25 Margate Homeowners Association town hall with ORSTED WIND. What are the pros and cons of offshore wind farms? ORSTED is the Danish energy company hoping to install close to 100 wind turbines just off the coast of South Jersey. Ready for South Jersey Offshore Wind Farms? A forest of …

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Margate Homeowners Association to Hold Wind Turbine Webinar

Want to learn more about the pros and cons of offshore wind turbines? Join the Margate Homeowners Association on Saturday April 24 at 10:30a. The MHA will be hosting an online Zoom meeting featuring ORSTED, the company looking to install windfarms off the coast of South Jersey. The Coalition of Absecon Island Communities will also …

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Ocean City Questions Massive Offshore Wind Farm in South Jersey.

Ocean City should back clean wind energy — and soon, so says the Press of Atlantic City. That endorsement doesn’t sit well with those who see things differently from NJ Governor, Phil Murphy. Wind turbines could harm fishing and bird migration. And of course, that thing called visual pollution. Are taxpayers funding an expensive experiment …

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ORSTED Offshore Wind Farm. Notice: Photos To Be Taken Along The Coast.

Architectural historians from the firm SEARCH will be completing architectural history surveys in Ventnor in the next few weeks, possibly as early as next week. This is related to the Ocean Wind offshore wind farm that is being developed 15 miles off the southern New Jersey coastline by Ørsted. The architectural history survey work involves …

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South Jersey Offshore Wind Project Could Lose Funding Due to COVID-19 & Planet Of Humans Movie.

‘If Orsted wants to build a giant wind farm off Atlantic City and the South Jersey coast, let them spend their own money. Not mine’. So says a group of Downbeach residents watching financial incentives being handed out to wind energy companies like ORSTED. The Atlantic City region did breathe a sigh of relief. The …

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