By KAREN VELIE President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end offshore wind energy projects his first day in office, a promise opponents of the proposed Morro Bay offshore wind farms hope he fulfills. Trump ran on lowering housing and energy... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE House lawmakers are seeking a pause in offshore wind energy projects amid a string of whale deaths along the coasts of Maryland, New York, New Jersey and Maine. [FoxNews] Last week, a deceased whale beached off Maryland’s... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Fishermen from Morro Bay and Port San Luis are seeking a preliminary injunction to stop wind energy companies from surveying the ocean floor. Local fishermen report catch numbers are down 67% to 70% since one company recently... (Continue reading)
Opinion by REACT Alliance President Mandy Davis Last Saturday, KSBY reported on REACT Alliance’s very successful Save Our Seas event in Morro Bay. In response to an inquiry on the story from KSBY, Equinor, one of the three offshore wind lease holders,... (Continue reading)
By CalCoastNews staff The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9 a.m. on Feb. 27 at the county building. In an attempt to slow losses affiliated with the cannabis industry, under Item 1 on the agenda... (Continue reading)
Opinion by Dr. Ray Weymann A Jan. 11 piece in the CalCoastNews by Mr. Robert Sidenberg described opposition to the development of a wind farm off the coast of Morro Bay. It contained some misleading, as well as some factually... (Continue reading)
By ROBERT SIDENBERG The Morro Bay wind farm project is moving forward at a rapid pace regardless of the numerous negative impacts this will have on the marine life and our communities. Port San Luis is being considered as a... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A proposed wind energy project in Morro Bay will create 24,000 jobs during construction, primarily for people who do not live on the Central Coast, according to a new report by two professors at Cal Poly’s Orfalea... (Continue reading)
OPINION by JULIE TACKER If you’ve lived on the Central Coast for a length of time, you’ll remember the seismic testing project proposed in 2012 for PG&E’s Diablo Canyon license extension. Just as the project was winding its way through... (Continue reading)