Whales washing up dead on the New Jersey beaches is driving more people to question offshore wind projects.
Hundreds of people gathered for a hearing in New Jersey on Thursday about offshore wind projects in their pre-construction stages.Inside the packed Wildwood Convention Center, hundreds of people gathered for a hearing on Thursday about offshore wind projects in their pre-construction stages.
Van Drew remains highly critical of the developments, calling for a moratorium, or a temporary postponement of the initiative.Whales washing up dead on the New Jersey beaches is driving more people to question wind projects. "While some offshore wind may show promise, this is too much, too fast," said Cindy Zipf, executive director of Clean Ocean Action. "Marine life is being put at grave risk without scientific due diligence."
The group cited eight statewide environmental groups that all agree with one another, that there are other factors negatively impacting the whales.
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