Articles Tagged With ‘Offshore wind energy’




Offshore wind energy is another problem, not the solution

OPINION by MANDY DAVIS Okay folks, after over two years of listening to virtue signaling NGO’s, climate apocalypse shaming hipsters, politically driven energy opportunists and just plain ignorant-of-the-facts state and local political dignitaries, I’ve just about had it up to... (Continue reading)

Addis’ battery storage legislation would halt Morro Bay project

  By KAREN VELIE In the aftermath of a raging fire at a battery storage facility in Moss Landing, Assemblywoman Dawn Addis introduced legislation that if passed will likely halt plans for a facility in Morro Bay. Along with Monterey... (Continue reading)

Trump halts offshore wind: Will California pay the price?

Statement from the Sierra Club On the first day of his presidency, Donald Trump announced he is halting development of all offshore wind projects across the United States. Right now, there are enough offshore wind projects in development in the... (Continue reading)

Trump suspends offshore wind energy, Morro Bay projects in peril

By KAREN VELIE President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order halting new offshore wind leases in federal waters while pausing current leases, such as the three charters off the coast of Morro Bay. The order instructs the Secretary... (Continue reading)

Locals protest wind energy projects off the coast of Morro Bay

By KAREN VELIE A group of approximately 250 people on Saturday protested the three wind energy projects proposed off the coast of Morro Bay and the associated impacts. With signs seeking to support the whales, fisherman and our way of... (Continue reading)

Offshore wind energy industry facing economic crisis

By KAREN VELIE Amid soaring costs, wind energy companies canceled two offshore projects in the United States and a third in Britain even as the demand for renewable energy soars. Iberdrola canceled a contract to sell power from a planned... (Continue reading)