Hundreds Of Lobstermen Gather In Augusta To Protest Wind Energy Projects

MAINE PUBLIC • April 28, 2021

More than 400 fishermen and their supporters staged a protest in Augusta today against Gov. Janet Mills' support for wind projects proposed for waters off the coast of Maine. At the same time, the governor formally introduced a bill that would prohibit wind projects within three miles of the coast for 10 years. Mills, the University of Maine and international wind energy companies are pushing two floating-platform wind projects: a single turbine off Monhegan Island to be deployed within two years, and a 12-turbine "research" array in offshore federal waters somewhere south of that, that could start being developed within five years.