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How do offshore wind projects affect property values: The Block Island wind farm as a test case

“Overall, the data indicates that Block Island experienced devalued assessments, depressed tax revenues, and markedly reduced resale market prices compared to other similar coastal communities and compared to the national home index predictions in a time frame that coincides with the construction of the Block Island Wind Farm.”

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NOAA’s Biological Opinion for the Revolution Wind Project

“The low reproductive rate of right whales is likely the result of several factors including nutrition (Fortune et al. 2013, Moore et al. 2021). Evidence also indicates that North Atlantic right whales are growing to shorter adult lengths than in earlier decades (Stewart et al. 2021) and are in poor body condition compared to southern right whales (Christiansen et al. 2020).”

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Green Oceans Submits Comments to NOAA opposing the Incidental Take Requests for the Revolution Wind Project

Green Oceans submits comments to NOAA opposing the number of Incidental Take Requests to harm and harass marine mammals by the developers of the Revolution Wind project.

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Green Oceans Submits Comments to BOEM on the draft North Atlantic right whale strategy

Eubanks and Associates submits comments on behalf of Green Oceans detailing the problems with the BOEM-NOAA joint strategy to protect North Atlantic right whale in conjunction with offshore wind development.

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Offshore Wind Energy’s Impact on Search and Rescue

“Nonetheless, the presence and layout of large numbers of WTGs [wind turbines] could make it more difficult for SAR [search and rescue] aircraft to perform operations (of people or marine mammals), leading to less effective search patters or early abandonment of searches. This could result in otherwise avoidable loss of life due to maritime incidents.” page 3.17-8.

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SouthCoast Wind’s (formerly Mayflower Wind) effect on Radar

“The EWR screening analysis results show that wind turbines in the northern corner of the study area will be within line-of-sight of the Cape Cod AFS EWR at a blade-tip height of 808 feet AGL. At a blade-tip height of 1,067 feet AGL, wind turbines in the northern one-half of the study area will be within line-of-sight of this radar site. See Figure 5.

Research conducted by Westslope suggests that wind turbines in the study area within line-of-sight of the Cape Cod AFS EWR could have a significant impact on this early warning radar. [1]”

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The Revolution Wind Project’s Effect on Radar.

“Research conducted by Westslope suggests that wind turbines in the study area within line-of-sight of the Cape Cod AFS EWR could have a significant impact on this early warning radar. [1] As such, Westslope recommends early consultation with the DoD Siting Clearinghouse.”

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