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July 20, 2009
Posted by Brandi Colander in Green Enterprise
, Moving Beyond Oil
, Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy
, Reviving the World's Oceans
, Solving Global Warming
, U.S. Law and Policy
- Tags:
- climatechange, energy, offshorerenewables, offshorewind, offshorewindindustry, windindustry, windpower
There is a growing debate about domestic offshore wind siting. Fortunately, we are beyond; to build or not to build. Now of course the question is where, or perhaps how? As offshore wind technology advances there may be ways to...
April 14, 2009
Posted by Brandi Colander in Green Enterprise
, Moving Beyond Oil
, Reviving the World's Oceans
, Solving Global Warming
, U.S. Law and Policy
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- FERC, hydrokinetic, MMS, MOU, NOAA, offshorerenewables, offshorewind, renewableenergy
On Thursday, U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Salazar and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Wellinghoff signed an agreement to spur renewable energy development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) - i.e., ocean waters up to 200 miles from...
April 6, 2009
Posted by Brandi Colander in Curbing Pollution
, Green Enterprise
, Moving Beyond Oil
, Reviving the World's Oceans
, Solving Global Warming
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- coal, fossilfuels, hearings, marinespatialplanning, oceans, ocs, offshorewind, secretarysalazar, windpower
Today, my colleague Ali Chase participated in a regional public hearing by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar aimed at addressing the future of offshore energy development. As a representative of NRDC, Ali had three primary asks for...
January 16, 2009
Posted by Brandi Colander in Green Enterprise
, Moving Beyond Oil
, Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy
, Reviving the World's Oceans
, Solving Global Warming
, The Media and the Environment
, U.S. Law and Policy
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- capewind, denmark, MMS, obamaadministration, offshorewind, renewableenergy, windpower
A few years ago I had the opportunity to visit Denmark and witness firsthand what the promise of offshore wind could hold. Amazing. It was one of those moments where you feel the need to pinch...