Offshore wind nightmare strikes Nantucket

From CFACT

By Gabriella Hoffman

“The project is still under construction. That’s just kind of ironic. It’s not even built yet. And it’s already breaking. The total project. Yes, it is for, like, 62 turbines and a substation. And I believe they have piled driven like they have to take a giant pole, essentially, and slam it into the ocean floor. And then they build the turbine. On top of that, they still have 15 left to pile drive. They have some of the towers and the blades up on the ones that they’ve already piled driven, but not all of them. I think, you know, a very small handful of them, quote-unquote, went into operation earlier this year, but the majority of them are still under construction or have not been built yet.” – Meghan Lapp

In Episode 450 of District of Conservation, Gabriella unpacks the fall-out and attempted cover-up of the Vineyard Wind 1 turbine disaster unfolding in Nantucket, MA. She taps Bonnie Brady and Meghan Lapp, two commercial fishing industry activists and Big Wind opponents, to deconstruct what’s happening and why ocean industrialization is harmful to conservation efforts. Tune in to learn more!

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EP 579: BAAJA Blast: Permitting Reform or Bust – District of Conservation

In Episode 579 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the permitting reform bill – aka BAAJA – that is gaining traction in Congress now. The Senate will hold a cloture vote starting at 3:30pm ET in a motion to proceed. Gabriella discusses the status quo without permitting reform, how BAAJA is good for the environment and affordability. Tune in!SHOW NOTESBipartisan Policy Center: BAAJA ExplainerEstimating the US Energy System Impacts of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act

1. EP 579: BAAJA Blast: Permitting Reform or Bust 22:29
2. EP 578: Midterms, CO Amendment 83, Disneyland Goes Electric 32:07
3. EP 577: Kaylyn Glenn – Florida Gladeswoman & Conservationist 29:45
4. EP 576: Chiricahua National Park & Energy Security Index 24:58
5. EP 575: Menhaden Madness (ft. Whit Fosburgh, Forage Fish Campaign) 24:07

SHOW NOTES

⁠Bonnie Brady⁠ & ⁠Meghan Lapp⁠

⁠Texas Public Policy Foundation brings fishermen’s lawsuit against Vineyard Wind⁠⁠ Vineyard Wind Shut Down By Feds After Turbine Blade Failure⁠

⁠Meghan Lapp on Local News Talking Nantucket Wind⁠

⁠‘Ruined by negligence’: Dave Portnoy blasts Nantucket wind farm after broken blade shuts down beaches⁠

⁠Part One: Women Fighting for Freedom for the Coast and Fisheries⁠⁠⁠

⁠Part Two: Women Fighting for Freedom for the Coast and Fisheries⁠

⁠July 19 Update – Vineyard Wind Turbine Blade Crisis⁠

⁠Why Did Vineyard Wind Wait Two Days To Alert The Town About Its Damaged Turbine?

Photo Credit: Conservation Nation EP15: Save the Whales from Ocean Industrialization

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