The rainbow floodlights illuminate the front yard of the Fachino-Meir household a month after their HOA told them to take their gay pride flag down. Courtesy Memo Fachino WIND POINT — How did residents respond when their neighborhood association requested that their rainbow pride flag be taken down? They lit […]
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California ranch from “Gone with the Wind” listed
The picturesque ranch was also the backdrop of several other films from the 1930s and 40s, the Los Angeles Times reported. Screen grab from Realtor.com A piece of film history from the Hollywood Golden Era has hit the real estate market in California. A popular Agoura Hills ranch that was […]
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Biden plans huge boost for wind farms along the Jersey Shore to generate power
Top officials in President Joe Biden’s administration announced Monday that shallow waters between New Jersey’s coastline and Long Island could house future offshore wind farms and the federal government would begin developing an environmental impact statement for the Ocean Wind offshore wind project. The twin steps were among the actions […]
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Biden boosts offshore wind energy, wants to power 10M homes
FILE – In this Aug. 15, 2016 file photo, three of Deepwater Wind’s turbines stand in the water off Block Island, R.I. Though this is only one of two operational U.S. wind farms in 2021, members of the wind power industry and clean energy advocates are hoping that President Joe […]
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Biden Administration Boosts Wind And Solar Ambitions Ahead Of Infrastructure Push
The Biden administration is laying the policy groundwork to boost renewable energy production ahead of unveiling an anticipated $3 trillion package to prioritize green infrastructure and curb planet-altering greenhouse gas emissions. On Friday, the Department of Energy set a new goal of slashing solar energy costs by 60% within the […]
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Biden set to approve wind farm in Martha’s Vineyard after 20 year battle with rich residents
The venture, which is being jointly run by two European energy firms, will produce enough electricity to power about 400,000 homes by 2023. The $2.8 billion project was given the green light in a final environmental review by the US Interior Department on Monday. Announcing the review, Laura Daniel Davis […]
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Biden hopes to boost offshore wind as Mass. project advances
FILE – In this Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, file photo, three of Deepwater Wind’s turbines stand in the water off Block Island, R.I. A huge wind farm off the Massachusetts coast is edging closer to federal approval, setting up what the Biden administration hopes will be a model for a […]
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Biden Sets The Stage For An Offshore Wind Energy Boom
The U-turn of the U.S. Administration’s energy policies under President Joe Biden sets the stage for a flourishing U.S. offshore wind industry, as the federal government looks to speed up environmental reviews to make offshore wind a significant contributor to the new clean energy goals. In the United States, offshore […]
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Biden administration gives boost to offshore wind
The Biden administration’s announcement this week of a plan to resume an environmental review of a wind farm off the Massachusetts coast and accelerate green-energy development was welcomed by developers and proponents of projects for Long Island. Biden on Jan. 27 signed an executive order calling for the Interior Department […]
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Democrats push expansion of offshore wind, block offshore drilling with ocean energy bill | Poll: Two-thirds of voters support Biden climate plan | Biden plan lags Green New Deal in fighting emissions from homes
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Democrats push expansion of offshore wind, block offshore drilling with ocean energy bill
A new bill from House Democrats turns to the oceans as a way to fight climate change, proposing to expand offshore wind while barring drilling along America’s coasts. The more than 300-page legislation is broadly billed as a “blue carbon” bill–a way to harvest clean energy while protecting fisheries and […]