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OFFICIALS MISLED PUBLIC ON OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES

New Bedford Massachusetts Never Had Permits For Cape Wind


MASSACHUSETTS OFFICIALS MISLED PUBLIC ON OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES


New Bedford Massachusetts Never Had Permits For Cape Wind

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No Wind in Its Sails?

Offshore wind farms in crisis

In cities like Bremerhaven, the offshore wind power industry is in crisis. Just a few years ago, the city was still drawing major companies like Areva, Weserwind and Powerblades.

Nearly 4,000 new jobs were created over a decade.

But with orders languishing, the companies are now cutting back.

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