July 21, 2010
NY and Michigan Seek Community Acceptance for Offshore Wind
Energy officials in New York and Michigan have been reaching out to the communities that would live near proposed offshore wind developments on the Great Lakes.
Great Lakes states and Canadian provinces are pushing offshore wind development on the Great Lakes, according to several reports. The Niagara Gazette reported that local and state officials met last week with community members to discuss concerns about offshore wind devleopment.
The paper quoted New York Power Authority Chairman Richard Kessel saying his agency “would never place the wind project in a community where it is unwanted … but we do need an informed public.” Read more…
