Over 100 people gathered on Long Island this week for an update on “Offshore Wind in 2012” at a conference National Wildlife Federation cosponsored with several local groups including Renewable Energy Long Island, Citizen’s Campaign for the Environment, Alliance for Clean Energy New York, and our state affiliate Environmental Advocates of New York. The room was packed and the interest in this exciting new clean energy source was palpable!

Long Island Association hosted the conference at their Melville offices. Kevin Law, President & CEO of LIA told the group he has always believed that “our energy challenges are really economic opportunities.”

The day started with opening remarks from Pete Grannis of New York State Comptroller’s Office, who highlighted the impact of climate change on the state’s budget and economy: “Climate change represents the greatest market failure we have ever seen.”

Throughout the morning, environmental and public health advocacy groups described offshore wind as a clean alternative to the devastating impacts our reliance on fossil fuels has on current and future generations of ...

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