New England lobstermen and fishery experts are taking aim at the Biden administration’s latest moves to expand offshore wind energy projects, claiming that they are 'rushing' to 'political proof' a green energy plan insulated from a possible administration change in November.
’s Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment in the Gulf of Maine WEA, NEFSA urged the agency to consider the extent to which WEA 'in its current form will have tremendously deleterious effects on the safety and well-being of the men and women who operate in the commercial fishing industry.
’s failure to consider the effects of wind farms on fish species and surface temperatures present dangerous environmental and economic consequences for the New England area. 'Wind farms cause an increase in ocean surface temperatures and emit electromagnetic fields . There is a wholesale lack of research documenting the effects of windmill heated water and EMFs on fish stocks, specifically bluefin tuna,' NEFSA claimed.
’s sister agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , which provided data to does not have the information it needs to accurately assess the impact that will be inflicted on the men, women, and sea life by its Wind Energy Area,' the group claims. does not intend to lease the entire final WEA, rather, but rather