Pentagon Sounds Alarm Over Biden Plan for Offshore Wind Sites

[rangerrebew]

Pentagon Sounds Alarm Over Biden Plan for Offshore Wind Sites
The Defense Department has raised concerns about East Coast areas earmarked for new wind farms in a setback for the fledgling industry.
 
ByJennifer A Dlouhy
April 17, 2023 at 7:30 AM EDTUpdated onApril 17, 2023 at 3:58 PM EDT
 
The Pentagon is sounding alarms over Biden administration plans to advance offshore wind projects along the central Atlantic US coast, warning that almost all of the new terrain eyed for development conflicts with military operations.

Maps shared with industry stakeholders and seen by Bloomberg News show vast red areas that the Navy and Air Force have deemed “highly problematic,” covering prime real estate the Interior Department last year earmarked for leasing off the coasts of North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware.

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The Defense Department’s concerns, which come on top of other conflicts identified by the US Coast Guard, have spooked renewable power developers and US East Coast states counting on mid-Atlantic wind farms to meet clean energy and climate goals.

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[rangerrebew]

Here I thought saving the planet from global warming was such a huge priority for the military, then they throw this wrench!  WELL, I never ------

[DefiantMassRINO]

 

We can add offshore wind farms to the list of things navy ships collide with, like other ships and underwater seamounts.