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The Danish company Ørsted announced this week that it is canceling the development of its two major offshore wind projects in New Jersey, Ocean Wind I and II, blaming the poor state of the American economy under leftist President Joe Biden – a major proponent of green energy projects.in New Jersey, prompting widespread protests and aggressive congressional opposition led by Jersey Shore lawmakers Rep. Chris Smith and Jeff Van Drew .
Federal agencies claimed no evidence linked the use of sonar in green energy projects and the documented surge in whale deaths, but New Jersey residents organized “Save the Whales” rallies in defiance of those assurances.
Despite these concerns, New Jersey Democrats – led by Gov. Phil Murphy and backed by President Biden – enthusiastically supported and funded the Ørsted projects.
“We are extremely disappointed to have to take this decision, particularly because New Jersey is poised to be a U.S. and global hub for offshore wind energy,” Hardy added, thanking Murphy personally for his attempts to bring the project to life. Rep. Smith celebrated the end of Ocean Wind as “a victory for local residents, environmentalists, and NJ commercial and recreational fishermen who have worked alongside me and Congressman Jeff Van Drew to expose the dangers inherent in the massive ocean industrialization plans slated for the Jersey Shore.”
“Hell Yeah!!!!!! We did it!!!” Mayor Paul Kanitra of Point Pleasant Beach – which is in Rep. Smith’s district and hosted some of the largest protests against the project – wrote on his Facebook account on Tuesday.
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