PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 18, 2024
Wind power is reliable and clean. Done responsibly, offshore wind development can better public health, protect wildlife, improve energy security, and provide local, family-sustaining jobs to Mainers. Sierra Club strongly supports the safe and responsible development of offshore wind projects that avoid and minimize impacts on ecosystems and wildlife. We support Mack Point as the preferred alternative for the development of an offshore wind facility in Searsport, and not Sears Island. the State and project proponents have not presented evidence that they have done due diligence in analyzing the two sites, particularly in considering Sears Island as a potential site for this project. Sears Island is an undeveloped, natural area which should not be developed for this purpose when an existing industrial site is available nearby. ~ Pete Nichols, Sierra Club Maine