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May 19, 2016
By: John Funk, The Plain Dealer
May 19, 2016
The U.S. Department of Energy is advancing another $3.7 million to the Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. to continue engineering work on a proposed wind turbine project in Lake Erie about seven to 10 miles northwest of downtown Cleveland.
"This additional funding will support LEEDCo's offshore wind research and development progress and work associated with permitting, ...
May 19, 2016
By: Tom Jackson, Sandusky Register
May 19, 2016
Because of new developments, the Black Swamp Bird Observatory is more opposed than ever to a proposed wind power turbine at Camp Perry in Ottawa County, said Kim Kaufman, Black Swamp's director.
Since the project was delayed by a new study in 2014, "the density of nesting bald eagles has increased in the area," Kaufman said.
In addition, the sandhill crane is making a comeback in the area, she said.
May 18, 2016
Department of Energy Awards LEEDCo $3.7 million in 3rd Phase Funding
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), today praised the award of an additional tranche of $3.7 million by the federal Department of Energy to the Cleveland-based non-profit Lake Erie Energy Development Co., or LEEDCo. This project is the only Great Lakes proposal competing to complete the pre-construction phase of the nation’s first offshore wind demonstration project in Lake Erie, a freshwater ecosystem.
May 18, 2016
By: Tim Rudell, WKSU
May 18, 2016
A northern Ohio congresswoman wants to up the stakes for the Army Corps of Engineers in a dispute involving “open-lake dumping.” That’s what the corps calls the practice of disposing sediments cleared from shipping channels in places like the port of Cleveland.
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, whose 9th District includes much of the Lake Erie shore, says despite a years-long dispute with local and state officials over dumping sediments from dr
May 17, 2016
By: Laura Litvan, Bloomberg
May 17, 2016
Congress has embraced free trade for two generations, but the protectionist bent of the 2016 election campaign may mark the end of that era.
The first casualty may be the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership, which was already facing a skeptical Congress.