Recently I found myself in a group of people talking about Offshore Wind Jobs. They were peppering me with questions about the process, how long it was taking and really hammering me about Offshore Wind jobs. The main question being “when are these supposed offshore wind jobs going to show up.” To this day I […]
The Coming Offshore Wind Jobs Tsunami Explained – Even a Caveman Can Understand It. Read More »
”Common Sense” Simple Solution That Could “Change The Game” For Offshore Wind Acceptance Among Fishermen And Other Stakeholders I am literally STUNNED that this hasn’t been done already! Years of work – TENS OF MILLIONS of dollars invested and not a single, solitary dime invested in the simplest, most effective communication method in the world!
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THANK YOU JONES ACT! American boat builders should be very busy over the next few years building all sorts of boats for the Offshore Wind Industry. Thanks to the Jones Act of 1920. The Jones Act was created in 1920 to protect U.S. shipping interests.It bars foreign-flagged ships from shipping merchandise between points in the
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Numbers Don’t Lie …. People and Emotions Do I’m laying in bed the other night thinking about a few of the recent conversations I’ve had with some of the “Not In My Back Yard” (NIMBY) Offshore Wind Haters. The conversations all seem to be the same – highly emotional accusations backed up by zero facts
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Make no mistake, as an opinion piece, with roots from within the industry, I could hardly believe I was so SPOT ON! Back in December of 2019, I wrote a blog titled “Offshore Wind – A Savior To Struggling Fishing Communities” It was written as a “forward looking” opinion piece, ruffled a lot of feathers
ALL TRUE! – Controversial Blog Post About Offshore Wind Coming True RIGHT NOW! Read More »
“How to Turn Offshore Wind Nay-Sayers into Yea-Sayers, turn the headwinds into fair winds and following seas and gain support from fishing communities.” It’s True … Offshore Wind in the North East is facing serious headwinds when it comes to public opinion because a small group of anti-windfarm “Nay-Sayers” who currently control the microphone. The
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I’m Not Going To Lie – I Thought Windmills Were a Joke. A Huge Step Backwards. To think we could get enough energy out of a windmill was laughable I thought. Bird Blenders I called them and even bought the domain birdblenders.com thinking one day it might become useful. I hated the idea of windmills
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A New Frontier Is Staring The Fishing Industry In The Face …. How Many Will Take Advantage? I’m a bit befuddled. Everyone I speak to in the fishing business is complaining.Cutbacks, Regulations, Quantity, Size Limits, Closures, a Short Season, etc. Kinda-Like a broken record, everyone says the the same thing ..… “It’s Over …
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The Answer To This Question of Course, Is Yes – They Have To Because There Is No Way Around It. I’m not talking about coming together and singing coumbia songs around a campfire, but both parties need to come together and create a dialogue between both user groups. In order for this to happen though,
Can Offshore Wind and Fishing Survive and Thrive Together? Read More »
Results of the Video “The Truth About Offshore Wind” I wanted to share with you the results of the video I posted last week: 1,100 YouTube views 38 new subscribers 13 thumbs up likes. 1 thumbs down – dislike. When I posted the video about Offshore Wind on Facebook, I thought I’d get deluged with
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