Ørsted makes claims about providing for our energy needs, but never states the offshore wind project will help climate change. Ørsted boasts that the wind energy will offset future emissions, but empirical evidence does not support this claim.

The Environmental Impact Statements fail to scientifically prove any benefits to climate change.

Decommissioning can cost 70% of the construction costs, according to this analysis from Europe. After fifteen years of operation, BOEM will only require Revolution Wind to put aside $325 million, when the likely cost of decommissioning could exceed $7 billion. Who will pay the difference?

The new modernization rule relieves developers, a multi billion dollar foreign energy giants, from the requirement to set aside financial bonds for decommissioning until after fifteen years of operation.

According to Allen Brooks, an energy expert, offshore wind will cost RI rate-payers more than they expect.

Offshore wind energy has had the unintended consequence of causing deforestation in the rain forest due to the need for light weight, yet durable balsa wood for blade construction.

General information about offshore wind developments, their impacts on human health, fishing, and the Economy

Green Oceans has conducted an extensive literature reveiw detailed in this document. We present information, facts, and evidence from peer reviewed journal articles and the government’s own environmental impact statements to assess the impact of offshore wind farms on the environment, biodiversity, the marine ecosystem, the economy, human health, and climate change.

According to the environmental impact assessments, offshore wind projects produce more harm than good. Green Oceans presents facts from these government documents and peer reviewed scientific articles on the benefits and costs, both environmental and economic, of offshore wind energy.

A panel discussion held by a RI State Representative in Little Compton, offered information on the benefits of offshore wind, ignoring the many drawbacks to marine life, ocean health and NOAA’s granting of “Incidental Take Authorizations” as minimal disturbance to the whale population. The Q&A session of the evening did not allow for interactive discussion. The press maligned fisherman and environmental groups in the audience who had questions about the possible harmful effects of the turbines.