clean energy

Horseshoe Crab Protection and Responsible Offshore Wind Energy

As spring arrives, the waters and beaches of the mid-Atlantic and Gulf coasts will begin filling with spawning horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus), a species which has called the planet home … Read more

The Truth About Clean Energy

1. Renewable energy is reliable Fossil fuels are the leading cause of energy grid blackouts. As the climate crisis worsens, America’s rising energy demand and increasingly frequent extreme weather events … Read more

Wins for Wildlife: How We Worked to Site Wind Energy and Protect Wildlife in the Gulf of Maine

This article was originally posted on Maine Audubon. Offshore wind holds incredible potential to help meet the clean energy goals needed for a healthy climate. The Gulf of Maine, in … Read more

Sacrificing Miners’ Health for a Dying Industry

“Beautiful, clean coal.”  At least that’s what the current administration is saying to help justify a recent series of executive orders aimed at boosting coal production.  In reality, there’s nothing … Read more

Community Benefits Plans: Where do they stand now?

On Martha’s Vineyard, where the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project was being planned, a local nonprofit advocated for community consultation about the project, local employment opportunities, and opportunities for power … Read more

Wind turbines on the Bishop Hill wind farm operate among the corn and soybean fields near Bishop Hill, Ill. Credit: USDA Photo by Preston Keres

The Future of Clean Energy is at Risk

Across the United States, federal funding for clean energy and climate projects has been paused, frozen, or cancelled entirely. This comes at a time when the country’s energy grid is … Read more

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Bringing Responsible Offshore Wind Development to the Port of Long Beach

Launching a new energy industry like floating offshore wind on the West Coast comes with a number of challenges. Among these is that a multitude of projects and procedural steps … Read more

A Northern Sea Star

Wires and Wildlife: Transmission Development and the Benthos Report

The Biden Administration established a national target of generating 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030—enough to power 22,500,000 homes— and 100 GW by 2050—enough to power 75,000,000 homes. … Read more

Three brown, furry four-legged animals (one with large antlers) huddle close together.

Wires and Wildlife: Transmission Development and Western Migratory Species Report

Across the western U.S., many wildlife species rely on seasonal habitats and the ability to migrate between these habitats, to reproduce, survive, and thrive. This includes ungulates (hooved mammals) such … Read more

A wind turbine standing in water can be seen in focus against a blue sky. There is another turbine in the far distance.

BOEM Leases Four Areas in the Gulf of Maine for Floating Offshore Wind Development

On October 29, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) successfully held the first-ever offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Maine. Of the eight areas that BOEM offered … Read more