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12/30/17 8:00am

Suffolk closeup: Top stories in the county for 2017

KARL GROSSMAN PHOTO Wind farm development was a key story in 2017.

As 2017 comes to an end, three major events stand out this pastyear in Suffolk County: the election results of last month, the indictment of long-time Suffolk District Attorney Tom Spota and the beginnings of offshore wind development.

It was an important election here for women and a breakthrough for African-Americans with Errol Toulon, Jr. elected as sheriff, becoming the first black to win a (non-judicial) countywide post. (more…)

Andrew Cuomo, Angie Carpenter, Anna Throne-Holst, Barbara Keyser, Catherine Kent, Christopher McPartland, Deepwater Wind, ean Cochran, Empire Wind, Henrietta Acampora, James Burke, John Pius, Judith Hope, Laura Jens-Smith, Long Island Power Authority, Lynne Nowick, Mardy DiPirro, South Fork Wind Farm, Statoil

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10/28/17 8:00am

Suffolk Closeup: A boat ride into the future

by Karl Grossman

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“On a clear day, you can see the future,” is the heading of a full-page Citibank ad that’s been running in major magazines featuring a color photo of the first offshore wind farm in the United States.

Two weeks ago I visited this facility, which is 37 miles east of Shelter Island off Block Island. The trip was organized by its builder, Deepwater Wind, and Renewable Energy Long Island, a group that has long urged the utilization of the wind that blows off our shores. (more…)

Deepwater Wind, Gordian Raacke, Joseph O’Byrne, Montauk, Renewable Energy Long Island, Sylvester Manor, The Block Island Wind Farm, The New York State Energy and Research Development Authority

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02/02/17 4:30pm

Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor

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The Town Board Friday holding a public hearing on proposed short-term rental legislation. From left, Assistant Town Clerk Sharon Jacobs, Town Clerk Dorothy Ogar, Councilwoman Amber Brach- Williams, Councilman Jim Colligan, Supervisor Jim Dougherty, Councilman Paul Shepherd, Councilwoman Chris Lewis and Town Attorney Laury Dowd. Several letters this week commented on the public hearing.

Where are we going?
To the Editor:

I read with great interest the recent online piece on the Island school being “susceptible to fiscal stress.” (more…)

Block Island, Constitution Avenue, Deepwater Wind, Exodus 22:21, James Eklund, LIPA, Martha’s Vineyard, Micah 6:8, Montauk Highway, Nantucket, Renewable Energy Long Island, Rutgers Catholic Student Association, Shelter Island Presbyterian Church, single room occupancies, the Hamptons, The Knights of Columbus, Verizon Center, Vincent Novak, y Gordian Raacke

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01/10/17 8:00am

Suffolk Closeup: Beyond the blue horizon

by Karl Grossman

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COURTESY PHOTO | Massive wind turbines out at sea could be a clean solution to Long Island’s energy needs.

Will 2017 be a big year for offshore wind energy in this area? (more…)

“The Unlimited Power of Ocean Winds”, Deepwater Wind, Larry Penny, Nigel Farage, Noyac, Sally Jewell, Statoil Wind, the Baltic Sea, the Irish Sea, the Nantucket Sound

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09/24/16 8:00am

Suffolk Closeup: The future of energy is now

by Karl Grossman

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COURTESY PHOTO | Massive wind turbines out at sea could be a clean solution to Long Island’s energy needs.

East Hampton Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell was speaking the other day with satisfaction about the town’s plan to have 100 percent of its electricity come from renewable energy — safe, clean, green power — by 2020. That’s just four years away.

After the East Hampton Town Board in 2014 unanimously adopted a resolution to have all the town’s electricity come from renewable sources, Mr. Cantwell said: “Making the switch to clean energy is just the right thing to do, both for the environment and for keeping more money in the local economy and creating jobs here.”

At East Hampton Town Hall recently he said: “We’re doing it!” (more…)

Bill Nye, Deepwater Wind, Gordian Raacke, Insolight, Reason in Revolt, Renewable Energy Long Island, the Independent, the Program on Science and Global Security at Princeton University, The Solutions Project, The Telegraph.

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