NEW JERSEY SIERRA CLUB As the U.S. Department of Interior's
Mineral Management Service begins to outline Thursday, June 11
at Monmouth University the regulatory framework for developing
renewable energy activities on the Outer Continental Shelf, the
New Jersey Sierra Club is urging officials to establish a simple
and straightforward permitting process for offshore wind farms.
Because offshore wind is the most viable and cost-effective form
of renewable energy, we must make it easy to construct and
implement.Now, more than ever, New Jersey needs renewable energy
sources. With proposals on the table to construct another coal
plant and a giant power line that will import dirty coal power
from Pennsylvania, it is evident we will not meet our goals of
reducing emissions if we continue to use fossil fuels to
generate power. The New Jersey Sierra Club believes permitting
should be made easier to allow for scientific studies that will
aid in determining locations of future wind farms. As part of
any environmental ana