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Nation's First Utility-Scale Offshore Wind Farm, Assembled By CT Unioners, Spins To Life Nation's First Utility-Scale Offshore Wind Farm, Assembled By CT Unioners, Spins To Life
Nation's First Utility-Scale Offshore Wind Farm, Assembled By CT Unioners, Spins To Life If you’re reading this, there’s a possibility that the electricity to power your device came from the country’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the completion of the South Fork Wind project on Thursday, March 14, capping off more than two years of construction that began in February 2022. As of Thursday, all 12 of the project’s offshore wind turbines were up and running roughly 35 miles off the coast of Long Island, delivering power to Nassau and Suffolk counties and the Rockaways, the governor’s office said. Earlier Report: 'Momentous St…

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by Michael Mashburn
Politics
Westchester HS Grad Ocasio-Cortez Slams Trump After He Mocks Green New Deal Westchester HS Grad Ocasio-Cortez Slams Trump After He Mocks Green New Deal
Westchester HS Grad Ocasio-Cortez Slams Trump After He Mocks Green New Deal The battle between red and blue continues in Washington, D.C., as President Donald Trump slammed freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal, calling it a “high school idea.” At a rally in El Paso, the president said that the Westchester high school graduate’s plan to combat climate change “sounds like a high school term paper that got a low mark.” Trump said that the plan would involve taking away cars, tearing down buildings and shuttering air travel. “I think it is very important for the Democrats to press forward with their Green New Deal. It would be great for the …

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Katonah-Lewisboro School District Switches To Wind-Powered Electricity Katonah-Lewisboro School District Switches To Wind-Powered Electricity
Katonah-Lewisboro School District Switches To Wind-Powered Electricity A school district in Northern Westchester has officially gone green. As of Friday, Feb. 1, all of the electricity used by the Katonah-Lewisboro School District will be from renewable sources, namely wind that is generated by turbines in Texas. The purchase of 100 percent green power was approved by the Board of Education last month at their Jan. 17 meeting. District officials said, “it is the latest step in the district’s commitment to reducing its total carbon footprint.” An audit conducted in 2015 found that the district’s top four sources of greenhouse gasses were fuel-related: heating o…

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by Zak Failla