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Off-Shore Turbine Construction Causing Problems

August 21st, 2023 by WCBC Radio

Citizens on both ends of Maryland share concerns about wind energy.  Four offshore wind projects are underway that would install almost 150 turbines off the coast of Ocean City. The operators, US Wind and Orsted, hope to have the turbines operational by 2026.  However, environmentalists on the coast are becoming more concerned with habitat concerns around these turbines. Craig Rucker of the Committee for A Constructive Tomorrow told Fox News they want a moratorium on construction because of an increase in the beaching of whales and dolphins in construction areas…