IN-DEPTH: ‘It Would Be Devastating’:
Local Officials Warn of Wind Turbine Development’s
Impact to Jersey Shore’s Tourism Industry
Epoch Times,
by
Matt McGregor
Original Article
Posted By: earlybird,
7/10/2023 1:05:23 PM
Serene beachside views that bring in a lucrative tourism industry could be cut to ribbons if wind companies succeed in constructing fleets of monopole turbines along the east coast. Orsted, a wind energy company 51 percent owned by the Danish government, has plans to install 200 turbines throughout 161,000 acres of ocean nine miles off the coast southernmost tip of New Jersey in Cape May County. Diane Wieland, the county’s tourism director, told The Epoch Times that in 2022 the vacation resort had 11.3 million visitors, which generated $7.4 billion in direct tourism spending, an increase of 11.9 percent over 2021.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
CivilServant 7/10/2023 1:18:12 PM (No. 1509924)
OP, NJ is ruled by the Rt. 1 corridor. Trenton to Newark, and all the surrounding densely populated areas. Cape May isn’t really NJ, nor is Sussex, Warren or Hunterdon counties. A lot of our Shore counties aren’t that lefty. It’s the corruption and density of the Rt. 1 corridor that allows the fraudulent elections to slip by unnoticed here.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
bamapreacher 7/10/2023 1:38:45 PM (No. 1509947)
I believe Cape May is an LGBT*** enclave. Their voices should have more impact than any politician's. If they say "no wind farm" the project will die.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
chillijilli 7/10/2023 1:47:36 PM (No. 1509954)
But, wait! I thought Old Joe told us the Jersey Shore had a "homeboy" in the White House! After Jill's fond memories of summering in Ocean City NJ and she and Joe's many trips to Stone Harbor NJ, plenty of people were shocked when they bought their ocean home in Rehoboth Beach, DEL.
Hmmm. Wonder if they knew something that we didn't about proposed future wind farms? I think Cape May County where many of the wind turbines will be located is only 4-5 miles from Stone Harbor. Wow. NIMBY. Some homeboy, Joe.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
marbles 7/10/2023 2:00:48 PM (No. 1509959)
I really wanted to read this article but there is a paywall. 200 windmill, each 1000 feet tall ( the Eiffel Tower is 1000 feet ) 9 miles off shore. The horizon is 12 miles. South Jersey is conservative and has 141 miles of beaches from Perth Amboy down to Cape May. Beyond hating the conservatives, these stinking politicians hate America and Americans. They're happily willing to destroy the economy and the country in their pursuit of power and wealth.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
rochow 7/10/2023 2:24:44 PM (No. 1509975)
The vegetable does not care. Go to Delaware might be his response. He needs more people to look at his decaying ugly old body.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
singermom9 7/10/2023 2:34:04 PM (No. 1509987)
Why would I want to visit there if I have to walk over dead whales to get to the water.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
DVC 7/10/2023 2:44:47 PM (No. 1509996)
They are miserable eyesores. And produce VERY expensive and unreliable power. So, your power bill doubles or more and you'll get more brownouts and blackouts.
Such a wonderful system.....NOT.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
BarryNo 7/10/2023 4:03:16 PM (No. 1510040)
You idiots voted Democrat. This is what you get.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Zeek Wolfe 7/10/2023 4:09:02 PM (No. 1510045)
It is a Democrat plan in a Democrat state. Stop whining and start the applause.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
red1066 7/10/2023 4:23:14 PM (No. 1510052)
There are a number of reasons that are devastating to the New Jersey shore. First is the fact that it's in New Jersey. Second, many shore communities charge a fee to be on the beach. Yes, one has to pay to go on the beach. Many places like Cape May and Wildwood have no chain hotels like a Holiday Inn, Hampton Inn, or Hilton. Only mom and pop hotels that many may have been nice fifty or sixty years ago, but not now simply because they just don't have the money to upgrade the place. Add in the tolls to get there, and even charging for parking at a grocery store, and going to the Jersey Shore is not only expensive, it's a pain in the butt.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
marbles 7/10/2023 4:26:23 PM (No. 1510055)
# 10 You have no understanding of what the federal and state governments are doing to America with their green garbage.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
earlybird 7/10/2023 4:30:30 PM (No. 1510059)
One of those threads where the comments are informing… Thanks!
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
chance_232 7/10/2023 5:15:27 PM (No. 1510075)
Who said, "elections have consequences?"
Oh yeah.......that would be Barrak Hussein Obama, blessed be his name.
Ya gets what ya votes for.........................
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
formerNYer 7/10/2023 8:55:25 PM (No. 1510202)
Shut up You're a blue state this is what your vote for over and over again so sit down and shut up!
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
mifla 7/11/2023 7:24:41 AM (No. 1510354)
Move them to Hyannis Port. Ted is dead. He can't stop them this time.
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