Upcoming Coast Guard Study on Offshore Wind Energy Raises Questions

Renewable Energy World: Does offshore wind energy, so common in Europe, pose risks to the U.S. shipping industry? That’s a question the Coast Guard has spent five years studying. According to offshore wind advocates, the Coast Guard’s study process raises significant questions about staff qualifications, influence, and findings in preliminary drafts.

Acting on a concerned reader’s tip, we called and emailed Coast Guard media relations, asking to examine a roster of study working group members and other process-oriented questions. As you can see from the screenshot of my email, the Public Information Office had little to say:

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