Environmental concerns are mounting as critics raise alarms over the ecological consequences of the Biden administration’s aggressive push for green energy, particularly in relation to the increasing number of marine wildlife deaths associated with offshore wind farms.
Local activists and fishermen are expressing particular concern about the rise in beaching incidents involving whales and dolphins.
Rhode Island fisherman Chris Brown expressed his apprehension during a recent appearance on “The Bottom Line” where he stated, “What we’re seeing is a failure to properly manage the situation. The whales have been migrating from their southern stations during the spring up through the mid-Atlantic region, and they didn’t even slow down the acoustic carpet bombing.”
“And as a result, the Atlantic was littered with the dead whales and dolphins and sharks. There doesn’t seem to be any environmental concern,” he continued.
“This is a manmade environmental disaster that’s unfolding. I expect that it will halve the whale population in 10 years and probably the same for our fish,” he said.
According to reports, over 30 dead whales and 30 dead dolphins have washed up on the East Coast so far this year, intensifying concerns among those who are protesting and calling on leadership to weigh the consequences of such a fervent green energy agenda.
One group at the forefront of these protests is the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT), which has staged demonstrations at offshore wind farms, including the South Fork Wind Farm off the coast of Rhode Island.
CFACT President Craig Rucker voiced his concerns on “Fox & Friends” when he stated, “The Biden administration wants to put up 30,000 megawatts of offshore wind between now and 2030. I guess they believe the world’s going to end in six and a half years like AOC from climate change.”
“This means putting up 1,500 wind turbines stretching from the Carolinas right up to New England, and they’re putting these offshore wind turbines about 15 to 30 miles off the coast, right in the prime habitat, in the lanes that a number of species of whales used to go north and south up and down along our coast,” he continued.
The disruptive impact of the turbines on the ocean ecosystem has been a major concern, with the noise emitted during both the construction and operation phases leading to unprecedented numbers of whale beaching and whale strikes.
“A lot of noise is being created, and we’ve seen unprecedented numbers of whales beach themselves along the shores. In fact, some estimate there’s been about a 400% increase in whale beaching and whale strikes since they began the offshore wind construction,” Rucker explained.
Rucker highlighted the Right Whale as a particularly vulnerable species, with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) posting a grant notice aimed at addressing the acoustic ecology of these endangered whales.
Critics argue that the government’s focus on the whales comes too late, as offshore wind projects have already been approved.
Fishermen in the region are accusing federal agencies of being “hypocritical,” claiming that they were nearly “regulated [out] completely” to protect the endangered species, despite a lack of evidence showing any harm caused by fishermen to the right whale.
State leadership and lawmakers have also joined the call for action. Mayors from Democrat-led states such as New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland sent an open letter to Congress in May, urging a moratorium on offshore wind development due to the recent surge in marine wildlife deaths.
The mayors expressed concern about the negative impact on the ocean ecosystem, which their communities heavily rely on.
They state, since December, at least 39 whales and 37 dolphins have been found beached along the East Coast near where energy developers have been working on offshore wind surveys.
One humpback whale and six dolphins have been beached in proximity the these acoustic surveys, which some environmentalists say disrupt wildlife, in the past five days alone.
As the trend continues to raise concerns, activists like Brown and Rucker are taking action to protect the oceans and marine wildlife.
Brown emphasized the importance of responsible resource management and expressed disappointment in the current state of affairs.
“The fishermen in the New England area believe that the responsible utility of our nation’s resources is a peacetime act of patriotism that is second to none,” he said.
Brown continued, “And to have that run roughshod over by the president is so disheartening. America is capable of so much more and so much better than what we’re dealing with right now.”
It seems the green agenda is only concerned with energy and has very little care about the steep environmental price their agenda actually has on our planet.
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