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NEWS ABOUT: offshore development

offshore development stories: 2 news summaries

Wind Could Provide All US Power: Feds

Interior Dept. study sees offshore turbines generating energy

Apr 3, 09 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Offshore winds are a largely untapped resource that could potentially supply the US with even more electricity than it currently needs, according to a new Interior  Department report. The report says the area off the Atlantic coast could meet more than one-fourth of the national power demand, but the fact... More »

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energy • Department of the Interior • renewable energy • Ken Salazar • natural gas • wind power • turbines • offshore oil • offshore development • domestic oil production • offshore drilling

 Crowded Northeast 
 Looks Offshore 
 for Wind 

Short of energy and too crowded to add  plants, US looks seaward for wind farms

Sep 3, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Northeast is the most promising region of the US for major development of wind power, the Wall Street Journal reports, with large coastal cities close to strong offshore winds and a shallow continental shelf good for erecting turbines. The federal government is getting ready to lease 10 tracts of... More »

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alternative energy • electricity • wind power • wind farm • offshore development

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