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Several companies want to be the first to develop an offshore wind farm in the U.S.
August 16, 2009 by Alex Kuffner in Providence Journal
August 16, 2009 by Alex Kuffner in Providence Journal
With plans moving forward in New Jersey and Delaware - not to mention recent progress in Cape Wind's years-long fight in Massachusetts - it's far from certain that Deepwater and Rhode Island will succeed in their quest to be first.
And make no mistake, being first is important. For the developer, it means more than just bragging rights. It gives the company a leg up on its competitors as it tries to develop additional wind farms elsewhere.
For the state, it means much-needed economic development and valuable green-collar jobs.
Emissions, regulation, siting among legislative priorities in Northeast
July 6, 2007 by Corina Rivera in SNLi
July 6, 2007 by Corina Rivera in SNLi
Legislators in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic passed a number of bills applying to the electric power industry, with several states committing to emissions reductions through the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and other states making broad organizational changes to their regulatory processes.
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After briefly wavering, Governor M. Jodi Rell of Connecticut yesterday agreed to sign onto a multistate greenhouse gas pact that Massachusetts and Rhode Island rejected Wednesday.
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