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  August 27, 2024 Six weeks after a turbine blade   broke apart   at a wind farm off the coast of Nantucket, sending fiberglass shards into nearby waters that washed up on the island’s beaches, irate fishermen and residents along the Northeast coast made their voices heard. A   flotilla   of 27 commercial- and recreational-fishing ships circled the broken wind turbine Sunday afternoon as part of the New England community’s efforts to protest against Vineyard Wind and the offshore wind industry. Hailing from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, and other states, fishermen descended on the offshore wind farm to raise awareness about the environmental consequences of the turbine incident. “Potential impacts that we brought up in the past are now coming to fruition, and we still don’t have any answers,” Jerry Leeman, founder and CEO of the New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA), told  National Review . A nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to preserving the ocean,

  Carrots, sticks or both: State efforts to combat anti-renewables NIMBYs | Utility Dive Carrots, sticks or both: State efforts to combat anti-renewables NIMBYs In pursuit of zero-emissions electricity goals and tax windfalls from utility-scale renewables, states are takin... ----- Forwarded Message ----- From:  Utility Dive <utility@divenewsletter.com> To:  <sksajs@aol.com> Sent:  Monday, August 26, 2024 at 12:10:36 PM EDT Subject:  Aug. 26 - ERCOT handles new peak demand record | States try to sway anti-renewable NIMBYs Carrots, sticks or both: State efforts to combat anti-renewables NIMBYs; Southwest Power Pool seeks FERC OK to delay 2024 interconnection queue process; Arch Resources, Consol Energy to form $5B coal company; DOE doles out another $50M to support EV manufacturing View online  |   Signup     Daily Dive Aug.​ 26,​ 2024  | Today’s news and insights for utility leaders           BROUGHT TO YOU BY — Utility Dive’s studioID   What the Growth of AI Means for Util