Written by Nick Pope on Jun 12, 2023.
Massive Offshore Wind Project Gets Underway With Permission To ‘Take’ Endangered WhalesA large offshore wind farm development project is underway off the Massachusetts coast nearly two years after the project’s developer received 20 “take” permits in June 2021 for the endangered right whale from environmental bureaucrats and regulators.
Vineyard Wind began offshore construction of the 62-wind turbine project Thursday, according to WBUR. [emphasis, links added]
During this summer’s construction of the offshore wind farm some 15 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, the company is permitted to incidentally kill up to 20 endangered right whales, according to the Federal Register entry for the project. ...
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DW Berkley
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Sadly, 2 dead humpback whales washed onshore in Edgartown on MV. Not far from the Obama compound. Vineyard Wind just used up 2 of their “allotted kills.”
6:18 PM · Jun 13, 2023