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August 19, 2011

Interior Launches Leasing Process for Commercial Wind Energy Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts

From: Department of Interior

08/17/2011

Contact: Kate Kelly, DOI (202) 208-6416
Leann Bullin, BOEMRE (703) 787-1755

WASHINGTON – As part of Interior’s “Smart from the Start” offshore wind energy initiative to spur rapid and responsible siting, leasing and construction of new wind projects, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Director Michael R. Bromwich today announced the initial steps to develop commercial wind energy on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

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August 9, 2011

Federal wetlands guidelines are land grab

From: Anchorage Daily News

COMPASS: Other points of view

By GOV. SEAN PARNELL

In the words of Yogi Berra, “It’s déjà vu all over again.”

This spring, the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers released a draft guidance document that will be used to decide which waters and wetlands will be protected by the Clean Water Act.

If allowed to stand, these guidelines could place an additional 40 percent of Alaska’s wetlands and non-navigable waters under federal jurisdiction.

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August 1, 2011

Ocean Industries Coordinate on Marine Spatial Planning

From: Maritime Executive

Business Community Initiates Leadership and Interaction on Ocean Use

The World Ocean Council (WOC) convened the first-ever meeting of ocean industries at the National Business Forum on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP), Washington D.C., 13-14 July 2011, to foster, facilitate and plan for cross sector business involvement in the U.S. MSP process. Forum participants included representatives from offshore oil and gas, offshore renewable energy, shipping, fisheries, marine recreation, mining, marine technology, marine law, marine environmental services, and other sectors.

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