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Atlantic City NJ, Congressman Van Drew issued the following statement in response to Shell’s announcement that it is withdrawing from the Atlantic Shores offshore wind project off South Jersey’s coast, resulting in a write-off of nearly $1 billion.
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Wall NJ, Assemblyman Sean T. Kean has urged the state Board of Public Utilities to enhance transparency and involve the public in the decision-making process for offshore wind projects.
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Long Beach Island NJ, A new analysis by Save Long Beach Island, Inc. shows that New Jersey electric bill payers and taxpayers will bear heavy costs for offshore wind projects, notably a 30, 40, and 50% increase in residential, commercial, and industrial electric bills respectively for the full 11,000 megawatt program. In light of these new findings, Save LBI is calling on New Jersey policymakers to scrutinize the benefits and costs of each project proposal and the potential for future price increases.
Continue reading Residential Electric Bills Set to Increase by 30% Due to Offshore Wind Projects
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Ridgewood NJ, with the election just around the corner, Senate President Nick Scutari and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin are now questioning “the costs and impacts of offshore wind projects”, breaking with Governor Murphy who is moving full speed ahead to implement his extreme energy plan in the Garden State.
Continue reading Election Year Pushes Democrats in Trenton to Pretend Concern for Marine Wildlife
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Trenton NJ, Senate President Nicholas Scutari and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin issued the following statement upon reports that four bids were received by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities in response to its third solicitation for the development of offshore wind projects off the coast of New Jersey:
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Trenton NJ, Senator Declan O’Scanlon and Senator Ed Durr have introduced a resolution urging the state and federal governments to place an immediate moratorium on all sonar testing and wind turbine mapping in response to the surge of unexplained marine wildlife deaths along the coast of New Jersey.
Continue reading NJ Senators Introduce Resolution Urging Moratorium on Offshore Wind Projects
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Cape May NJ, Senator Michael Testa, Assemblyman Antwan McClellan, and Assemblyman Erik Simonsen are intensifying calls to suspend offshore wind projects following an unprecedented number of dolphin deaths on a beach in Sea Isle City.
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Brigantine NJ, after the 7th dead whale washed up in the NJ and NY Wind Farm shore areas and New Jersey bought and paid for “environmental groups” make excuses for Governor Murphy, for the City of Brigantine is demanding a complete stop to all work for offshore wind power until federal and state agencies investigate whether the projects are responsible for a spate of recent whale deaths. City council voted nearly unanimously to approve a resolution calling for the moratorium at Wednesday night’s meeting, with one member Rick Delucry voting to abstain. New Jersey 101.5 reached out to Delucry for comment Thursday. “This resolution isn’t about being for or against ocean wind projects, it’s about our due diligence and getting real scientifically supported facts about the potential impacts that these ocean wind projects could have on whales and other marine life,” Mayor Vince Sera said in a statement. Gov. Phil Murphy last week called the whale deaths “tragic” but said offshore wind projects would not be halted.
