Worries wind farms will impact the ocean view or could hurt marine species — despite a lack of evidence — were tied to some of the opposition.
Guests tour the five turbines of America's first offshore wind farm, owned by the Danish company, Ørsted, off the coast of Block Island, R.I., as part of a wind power conference on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022.As New Jerseyans get closer to seeing the state’s first offshore wind farms, residents are thinking about cherished views at the Jersey Shore, potential impacts to ocean species and — according to a new Stockton University poll — whether they still want the turbines.
In 2019, about 80% of poll respondents supported offshore wind farms and roughly 15% were opposed to them, according“When the concept of wind farms moved from abstract policy considerations to preparing for actual construction, many residents said, ‘Not in my backyard, or at least not off my beach,’” John Froonjian, director of the Hughes Center, said in a statement. “That’s especially true along the coast, where wind farms have been the focus of protests and legislative election campaigns.
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