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U.S. Offshore Wind Developments: Deep-Water Turbine Farms vs. Near-Shore Projects

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

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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...

Moving Renewable Energy Along: The MMS & FERC MOU

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...

The Next Frontier: Secretary Salazar looks to wind power to replace 3,000 coal plants

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...

America & Offshore Wind...

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...

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