An Inconvenient Truth for Environmentalists: Offshore Wind Endangers Whales

01/27/2023

Fourteen recent whale deaths-namely in New Jersey-have prompted calls to cease offshore wind exploration to determine if whale deaths stem from activities like underwater geotechnical testing.

Why destroy the ocean to save the planet? It's paradoxical. Worse, it undermines true conservation practices that undergird environmental stewardship. NOAA Fisheries must treat whale mortality events with the seriousness they deserve and not conceal data to assuage Big Wind.

Let's save the whales -and ourselves- from these problematic energy projects.

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