Sean Hayes, PhD, NOAA’s Chief of Protected Species writes a letter to BOEM warning the Agency that offshore wind development could threaten the survival of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. This letter highlights that not just the construction, but the operation, during the entire lifespan, will also endanger whales.

The construction of offshore wind projects emits significant amounts of greenhouse gases. The developer of Revolution Wind needed to special permit from the Environmental Protection Agency to exceed the normal limits of pollution.

Few people realize that BOEM has released Ørsted, a multi-billion dollar foreign company, from any financial obligation to put aside funds for decommissioning within the first fifteen years of operation. What happens if they fail, become obsolete, or are determined to be harmful before that? Who will pay?

Martin Kits Van Heyningen presents evidence about the environmetal and economic cost of offshore wind development. He compares the cost to the alleged benefits of offshore wind.

“Human epidemiological studies have found relationships between inhaled microplastics and oxidative stress and inflammation.”

Direct hearing measurements suggest that baleen whales are sensitive to sounds not previously recognized. This could make them more vulnerable to sounds emitted by offshore wind activity.

Dolphins use sound to cooperate. This ability ensures their survival. Noise pollution compromises their ability to cooperate.

“the correlation was not surprising…”

Airguns used for seismic surveys kill a greater number of zooplankton and over a larger area than previously recognized.