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Governor Mills Continues push for offshore wind, offers moratorium in state waters

Posted on February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 by Becky Marshall in Wind

In response to concerns about wind development in the Gulf of Maine from Maine’s fishing industry expressed in a January 7 letter, Governor Janet Mills responded in a letter to the industry, which follows below.January … Continue reading →

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Industry Increasingly Concerned Over State’s Wind Plan

Posted on February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 by Antonina Pelletier in Wind

Due to the speed with which the state of Maine was pushing an application to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for an offshore lease in order to construct a wind energy research array in … Continue reading →

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Offshore Wind Farms An Unequivocal ‘No’

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 by Jack Merrill, Islesford lobsterman and MLA board member in Community Voices, Wind

For more than 50 years I have understood that humans need to reduce their fossil fuel consumption, and that green technology, giving us solar, hydro, and wind power, are great alternative options. Through my association … Continue reading →

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Governor’s Offshore Wind Plan Frustrates Fishermen

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by Melissa Waterman in Wind

Governor Janet Mills surprised many in Maine’s fishing communities when she announced on November 20 her administration’s intent to apply to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for a lease to construct an offshore … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts Offshore Wind Project Screeches to a Halt

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by Melissa Waterman in Wind

In an abrupt decision, the Bureau of Offshore Energy Management (BOEM) announced on December 15 that the application process for Vineyard Wind, a wind energy development in federal waters off Massachusetts, was terminated. The final … Continue reading →

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Governor Announces Intent to Develop Offshore Wind off Southern Maine

Posted on November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 by Press Release, Office of the Governor in Wind

To solidify Maine’s leadership in floating offshore wind energy and collaborate with Maine’s fisheries on the industry’s development, Governor Janet Mills today announced the State’s plan to create the country’s first floating offshore wind research … Continue reading →

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RODA Give Fishermen Clout as Wind Developments Increase

Posted on November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 by Melissa Waterman in Wind

It’s a big wide ocean out there, or at least that is a common perspective. The surface of the Gulf of Maine stretches for hundreds of nautical miles, uninterrupted by man-made structures larger than a … Continue reading →

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MLA Statement on Gov. Mills’ Offshore Wind Announcement

Posted on November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 by MLA in Wind

November 20, 2020 Governor Mills’ announcement that her administration plans to move forward with an offshore wind research array off southern Maine was not welcome news for the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA). The MLA recently … Continue reading →

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Maine Receives Federal Grant To Explore Offshore Wind Future

Posted on November 10, 2020November 17, 2020 by Melissa Waterman in Wind

On October 1, the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced an award of $2.166 million to the Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) to develop a roadmap for offshore wind energy development in the Gulf … Continue reading →

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Maine Aqua Ventus Gains Corporate Support

Posted on October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 by Melissa Waterman in Wind

The long and winding path of the University of Maine’s planned floating wind power demonstration project off Monhegan Island, known as Maine Aqua Ventus, took another turn this year when Diamond Offshore Wind, a subsidiary … Continue reading →

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