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SAVE RIGHT WHALES BOAT TOUR HIGHLIGHTS IMPACT OF OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE JERSEY SHORE

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BELMAR NJ, Save Right Whales, a grassroots coalition focused on protecting the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale and other marine life from large-scale offshore wind energy development across the eastern seaboard, recently hosted a group of highly credentialed experts on a boat tour focused on studying the impacts that offshore wind development will have on the Jersey Shore’s ecosystem, including marine mammals, commercial and recreational fishing, shore communities, boating safety and national security interests.

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Are Wind Mills the Worst Federal “Investment” in History?

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Atlantic City NJ, thanks to supply chain blockages, the price of wind turbines has increased 40 percent over the last two years, and the industry is now saying it needs even more billions of tax dollars to survive.

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Support for Wind Farms off the Jersey Shore Continues to Decline

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Atlantic City NJ, after a female Pygmy whale stranded itself on a beach on LBI Tuesday morning, the 14th on the Jersey Shore since December. A  NJBIZ survey found that just over half of residents (54%) are in favor of developing wind farms off the state’s coast versus 40% who oppose them. That’s a stark plunge in support from a 2019 Monmouth poll on this topic, when favorability stood at 76% with just 15% opposed. From 2008 to 2011, that support was more than 80%.

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Atlantic City International Airport Named as Potential Sport to House New York Cities Illegal Immigrants

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Atlantic City NJ, the Biden administration has proposed suggestions for where New York City can house some of the 60,000 illegal immigrants .

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More NJ Taxpayer Bailouts For Wind Energy Company Orsted?

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Atlantic City NJ, on August 17th Republican Senate Leader, Senator Anthony M. Bucco blasted Democrats for approving a $1 billion bailout of foreign wind developer, Orsted, after a press release from the company indicated strong first half profits in their offshore wind business.

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Dead Humpback Whale Washes up on Atlantic Beach (68th whale to die in 38 weeks)

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In case you missed it, another whale washed ashore in Atlantic Beach this past weekend. In response, David Shanker, the New Jersey Spokesman for the Save Right Whales Coalition, shared:

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Death Toll Continues to Rise: 3 More Whales Wash Ashore in the Tristate Area

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Long Branch, NJ, Recently three more deceased right Whales came to rest on area beaches. Two in NY waters and one on the beach in Long Branch, NJ. Bringing the total to 14 whales since January of
this year in our area. The total in all 2022 was 10 according to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center which keeps track of such occurrences.

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Trenton Man Charged in Stabbing Death of Women at NJ Turnpike Rest Stop

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Hamilton Township ( Mercer County) NJ,   the New Jersey State Police have charged Dandre L. McDaniels Jr., 23, of Trenton, N.J., with murder and other offences for allegedly killing a woman in a New Jersey Turnpike Service Area employee parking lot in Hamilton Township, Mercer County.

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Environmentalist Calls Sonar Mapping for Wind Farms the Biggest Environmental Scandal in 30 years

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Atlantic City NJ, sonar mapping associated with building offshore wind turbines may have led to an unprecedented number of dead whales landing on local beaches in recent months. While the Murphy administration refuses to investigate and denies the connection.

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Rutgers Study: Offshore Wind Farms Expected to Reduce Clam Fishery Revenue

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Atlantic City NJ, according to two Rutgers University studies offshore wind farms are expected to reduce clam fishery revenue and New Jersey, losses could be as high as 25 percent for fishing vessels based in Atlantic City. Projected annual revenue losses could approach 15 percent industry-wide .

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HUNDREDS OF NEW JERSEYANS PARTICIPATE IN HANDS ACROSS THE SKY IN ATLANTIC CITY

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Atlantic City NJ, “The Save Right Whales Coalition appreciates the hundreds of New Jerseyans who came together yesterday in Atlantic City for Hands Across the Sky, an initiative opposing rushed and irresponsible Offshore Wind development along the Jersey Shore, and in its concern over the impact that such development will have on our marine life including the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale.

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All Eyes On Trenton Democrats After Orsted $1 billion NJ Taxpayer Bailout

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Trenton NJ, Republican Senate Leader, Senator Anthony M. Bucco blasted Democrats for approving a $1 billion bailout of foreign wind developer, Orsted, after a press release from the company indicated strong first half profits in their offshore wind business.

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New Jersey’s Offshore Wind Farm Developer Misses Earnings Expectations

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Atlantic City NJ, , Denmark’s Orsted (ORSTED.CO), the world’s No. 1 offshore wind farm developer, on Thursday reported second-quarter operating profit below expectations and confirmed its full-year guidance. Second-quarter earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) excluding new partnerships fell 8% from a year earlier to 3.32 billion Danish crowns ($489.56 million), compared with the 3.85 billion expected by analysts in a Refinitiv poll. Orsted kept its 2023 forecast for EBITDA excluding new partnerships unchanged at between 20 billion and 23 billion crowns.”However, compared to the guidance provided in our annual report for 2022, we now expect higher earnings in Offshore than initially announced,” Chief Executive Mads Nipper said in a statement. ($1 = 6.7816 Danish crowns)

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After Whale Death this Past Weekend, Renewed Concerns are Raised Over Offshore Wind Development

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Long branch NJ, this weekends two more dead whales washed ashore late last week in the tristate, reigniting a politically charged debate whether wind farm sonar mapping could be responsible for the growing number of marine mammal deaths.

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Dead Whales Mar Beautiful Weekend at the Jersey Shore

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Long Branch NJ,  this beautiful weekend several dead whales washed up on NJ beaches.

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