BOEM Finally Acknowledges the Harm Caused by Offshore Wind Farms

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BOEM Finally Acknowledges the Harm Caused by Offshore Wind Farms
14 hours ago Charles Rotter

In a surprising yet overdue move, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released its Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for the New York Bight. This document, despite its extensive layers of technical jargon and cautious language, marks a pivotal shift. It appears to be a rare admission from BOEM that offshore wind farms are indeed capable of causing harm—biologically, socioeconomically, physically, and culturally.


The PEIS covers six commercial wind energy leases off the shores of New Jersey and New York, totaling over 488,000 acres. While its primary focus is to outline measures to “avoid, minimize, mitigate, and monitor” impacts, the fact that BOEM is even considering these measures implies a long-overdue acknowledgment of offshore wind’s potential to harm marine ecosystems and coastal communities. The language in the document hints that these developments are not entirely benign, despite being repeatedly framed as environmentally friendly solutions to the climate crisis.

Impacts Revealed

While BOEM insists that the PEIS is “programmatic” and not the final say on the matter, the document does provide insight into some of the broader consequences of wind energy development. The PEIS details potential adverse impacts across various categories:

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/10/26/boem-finally-acknowledges-the-harm-caused-by-offshore-wind-farms/

[Smokin Joe]

As the last drops of government money are shaken into this rathole, the adverse effects will become well enough known to spawn a new industry (and subsidies, of course) to take these things down.

Munchausen's by Proxy, or win-win looting, call it what you will, but if is only enabled by the rush to address problems that aren't even proven to be a detriment to humanity.