I am super excited to hear that Ocean City may soon have its own off-shore “wind park,” or windmill farm. The idea was first proposed by the New Jersey-based development group Bluewater Wind, and has been discussed with the city council as well as the state, including governor Martin O’Mally. They’re currently working on long-term plans to see how wind power would effect the area within the next few decades, including its effects both on business and on the local wildlife and ecosystems. While the power might be more expensive at first, experts are saying that in the long run wind power is going to save a lot of money compared to conventional energy.

It’s great to see that Ocean City is going to become a home of alternative energy. Wind power isn’t perfect, but it’s a huge step away from all of the problems caused by oil dependency, which seem to be impacting our lives more and more in the last couple of years.

Ocean City Today story: http://oceancitytoday.net/HOME/tabid/36/ctl/Detail/mid/943/xmid/3225/xmfid/7/Default.aspx

Cleanpowernow.org story: http://cleanpowernow.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=659

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