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Environmentalists Backing Offshore Wind

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Offshore Wind Wire takes a look at a report from an environmental organization that calls for significant action on appropriately-sited offshore wind energy.

Future Uncertain for Wind PTC Despite Committee Vote

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Offshore Wind Wire offers up some thoughts on the current status of the wind production tax credit extension as it sits in Congress after the Senate Finance Committee passed it.

Cape Spin! Producer Talks Making His Documentary

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Offshore Wind Wire interviews Daniel Coffin, producer of Cape Spin! An American Power Struggle, about his documentary on the Cape Wind offshore wind power project.

Offshore Wind Power In Northeast Advances, Slowly

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Offshore Wind Wire takes a look a new federal assessment of the environmental impacts of leasing sites for offshore wind development in an area of Rhode Island Sound.

Can Offshore Wind Energy And Fishing Coexist?

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Offshore Wind Wire checks out issues around the intersection of ocean energy production and fisheries management.

Virginia Offshore Wind Plans Flop – Part Of A Bigger Trend?

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Offshore Wind Wire takes a look at the recently failed plan to install a demonstration offshore wind project near Virginia, and what this might mean for the greater U.S. wind power picture.

Maryland Offshore Wind Bill Dead On Arrival

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Offshore Wind Wire reports on how an offshore wind energy bill backed by Maryland’s governor once again died in that state’s senate on the last day of the legislative calendar.

Virginia Offshore Wind Developers Explored (ANALYSIS)

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Offshore Wind Wire breaks down the interested offshore wind power developers interested in leasing sites on the outer continental shelf off Virginia.

Virginia Offshore Wind Turbine Could Move Industry Forward

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Offshore Wind Wire offers up an analysis of Virginia’s planned offshore wind turbine and what it might mean for the country’s fledgling offshore wind industry.

Will Offshore Wind Survive Without Tax Credits?

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Offshore Wind Wire ponders whether the offshore wind industry will do well or not without expiring tax credits currently held up in Congress.