Offshore wind power rally today – Long Island Business News (subscription)

A wide range of environmentalists, union leaders and alternative energy advocates were set to rally today in Rockaway Beach in favor of offshore wind energy projects in the region.

A coalition of wind power supporters planned to speaktonight before the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority holds its first New York City public information meeting regarding wind, scheduled for today at 6 p.m.at the Queens Public Library.

They are slated to rally just after 5 p.m. outside that library, at 92-25 Rockaway Beach Boulevard in Rockaway Beach, before the meeting.

Offshore wind will have to be a major component if that objective is to be met, according to organizers of the rally. New York has a chance if addressed in a comprehensive and timely way to be a national leader on offshore wind, and attract the new industries and jobs that will be created.

This push for wind power comes after NYSERDA held public information meetings regarding wind power last week in Long Island.

The authority plans to hold three public information meetings this week in New York City.

Representatives are scheduled from the Utility Workers Union of America AFL-CIO, the Sierra Club, New York Offshore Wind Alliance, National Wildlife Federation, Workforce Development Institute and Local 361 Ironworkers union.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing for the state to obtain half of all its power from renewable energy sources by 2030.

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