WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: Today, the Department of the Interior held an offshore wind energy lease sale in the Central Atlantic that could generate enough clean energy to power 2.2 million homes (6.3 gigawatts). Today's auction in the wind energy areas (WEAs), located off the coasts of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia drew 6 competitive bids for the leases, with the two bids awarded totaling nearly $93 mil  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The National Ocean Industries Association issued the following statement on Aug. 14, 2024: * * * National Ocean Industries Association President Erik Milito issued the following statement after the conclusion of the Central Atlantic wind lease sale which yielded nearly $93 million for two lease blocks: "Offshore wind continues to show a highly favorable long-term trend. The industry is growing, with companies investing in communities, jobs, and the supply chain. The lea  more

PERKASIE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 14 -- The Pearl S. Buck International, an organization that says it bridges cultures and changes lives through humanitarian aid, intercultural education and historical tours of the Pearl S. Buck House, a National Historic Landmark museum, issued the following news on Aug. 13, 2024: This September, Pearl S. Buck International will welcome Pearl S. Buck scholars, researchers, writers, and enthusiasts from around the globe to its international symposium, "Pearl S. Buck  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 15 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: Today the Department of the Interior held an offshore wind auction for two lease areas - one offshore of Delaware and Maryland and one offshore Virginia. According to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the two areas could supply clean energy to up to 2.2 million homes. Six companies participated in the auction. In provisional results, Equinor Wind US LLC wo  more