WASHINGTON — On April 27, the Department of the Interior announced the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish two separate Calls for Information and Nominations for possible leasing in areas determined to be suitable off the coast of Oregon and in the Central Atlantic.
A Call for Information and Nominations (Call) represents an important early opportunity for BOEM to obtain information from and engage with ocean users and stakeholders as the bureau seeks to identify areas of least conflict for offshore wind development.
“More specifically, a Call will help BOEM gather information to identify (1) the areas where offshore wind development may be safely and responsibly developed, (2) other uses of the area, and (3) environmentally sensitive or other areas that should be excluded from development or otherwise protected, “said Lissa Eng, the Public Affairs Specialist for BOEM in an email from May 9. “A Call will also help BOEM determine competitive interest in offshore development. A Call does not mean that BOEM will ultimately grant a lease for a particular area. Rather, it indicates that the area described may be subject to future leasing.”
The offshore wind energy development has the potential to create good-paying, union jobs, and related economic benefits. According to a...
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Oh, great, now the government will spend unimaginable amounts of our tax dollars paying special interest developers to create fields of useless (rarely operable), dangerous (particularly to birds), unsightly turbine fields in our oceans – just like they have destroyed the beautiful desert in the Palm Springs and other areas.