NBC: ‘Climbing number of whale deaths sparks questions over offshore wind’ – ‘NOAA has stated loud pile driving during wind farm construction has adverse impacts on marine life’ – Since 2016, ‘244 dead humpbacks were found’ between Maine & Florida

NBC: ‘Climbing number of whale deaths sparks questions over offshore wind’ – ‘NOAA has stated loud pile driving during wind farm construction has adverse impacts on marine life’ – Since 2016, ‘244 dead humpbacks were found’ between Maine & Florida

University of Rhode Island Emeritus Marine Research Scientist Robert Kenney: “We have never had wind farms in an area where there are lots of whales before,” Kenney said. “It makes me a tiny bit nervous, but we know that the effects of climate change on the ocean are much worse than what we are seeing from wind farms. We have to do something.” Kenney also acknowledged it could be years before we know whether wind turbines have a lasting impact