New York Times: Broken Blades, Angry Fishermen and Rising Costs Slow Offshore Wind
Read more full story in the New York Times. The collapse of a giant wind turbine blade off the Massachusetts coast confirmed Peter Kaizer’s worst fears about the dangers a new clean energy business could pose to fishermen like him. Jagged pieces of fiberglass and other materials from the shattered blade drifted with the tide, […]
National Review: New England Fishermen Sound the Alarm after Wind Turbine Litters Local Waters with Fiberglass
Read the full story on National Review. Six weeks after a turbine blade broke apart at a wind farm off the coast of Nantucket, sending fiberglass shards into nearby waters that washed up on the island’s beaches, irate fishermen and residents along the Northeast coast made their voices heard. A flotilla of 27 commercial- and recreational-fishing ships circled the […]
Daily Caller: ‘We’ve Been Steamrolled’: Fishermen Protest Offshore Wind Following Turbine Failure That Shed Debris Into Atlantic
Read the full story on Daily Caller. Scores of fishermen took to the seas Sunday to protest offshore wind developments after a damaged wind blade scattered toxic debris off the coast of Massachusetts. The blade, a part of the Vineyard Wind development, broke on July 13, spilling styrofoam, fiberglass and other debris, some of which […]
Fox News: ‘Menace to our fisheries’: New England flotilla unites to protest wind farm after turbine ‘disaster’
Read the full story on Fox News. A fleet of 25 fishing boats off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, rallied together on Sunday to protest Vineyard Wind, an offshore wind turbine project under scrutiny after a turbine blade broke off, sending shards of sharp fiberglass into the ocean. “Vineyard Wind is a menace to our […]
Nantucket Current: At Sea And On Land, Protests Against Vineyard Wind
Read the full story on Nantucket Current. At sea and on land, Nantucket residents protested on Sunday against Vineyard Wind and the development of offshore wind energy in the waters southwest of the island. Ever since the blade failure of one of Vineyard Wind’s GE Vernova Haliade-X turbines on July 13 that sent thousands of […]
WMUR: New regulations on lobstering delayed amid pushback from Seacoast lobstermen
Read the full story on WMUR. PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — New federal regulations on the lobstering industry are being delayed after months of pushback from local lobstermen. The rules would increase the minimum acceptable size for lobsters that can be caught and require bigger escape vents to be added to traps. Regulators with the Atlantic States […]
Fish Focus: Lobstermen Stall Devastating New Catch Limits
Read the full story on Fish Focus. The New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) is praising federal regulators for delaying new regulations that threaten the future of the iconic lobster fishery. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) voted 9-1 late Tuesday to delay implementation of Addendum 27 by six months to July 1, 2025. […]
The Federalist: Wind Turbine Debacle Perfectly Encapsulates Biden-Harris Green New Deal Failures
Read the full story on The Federalist. The timing couldn’t have been worse for Vineyard Wind, the New England offshore energy project that the Biden-Harris “Green New Deal” depends upon. Last week, a Boston appellate court heard arguments on the Seafreeze lawsuit, seeking to unwind the federal approval and remove the wind turbines already in place. The […]
Fox News: Emhoff hobnobs on Nantucket while fishermen reel from wind turbine ‘disaster’
Read the full story at Fox News. A New England fishermen’s association is calling attention to second gentleman Doug Emhoff’s fundraising trip to Nantucket as the Massachusetts island wades through the aftermath of a wind turbine disaster. Emhoff stepped in to headline fundraisers this week originally set for first lady Jill Biden before President Biden […]
Boston Herald: As VP Harris’ hubby stumps on Nantucket, residents fight for answers on Vineyard Wind
Read the full story at Boston Herald. Debris from another portion of the broken wind turbine blade off the coast of Nantucket is expected to wash ashore on the island’s southern beaches on Wednesday and Thursday. Town officials broke the development Tuesday afternoon while Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff visited the island to attend a presidential […]