“The project is still under construction. That’s just kind of ironic. It’s not even built yet. And it’s already breaking. The total project. Yes, it is for, like, 62 turbines and a substation. And I believe they have piled driven like they have to take a giant pole, essentially, and slam it into the ocean floor. And then they build the turbine. On top of that, they still have 15 left to pile drive. They have some of the towers and the blades up on the ones that they’ve already piled driven, but not all of them. I think, you know, a very small handful of them, quote-unquote, went into operation earlier this year, but the majority of them are still under construction or have not been built yet.” – Meghan Lapp
In Episode 450 of District of Conservation, Gabriella unpacks the fall-out and attempted cover-up of the Vineyard Wind 1 turbine disaster unfolding in Nantucket, MA. She taps Bonnie Brady and Meghan Lapp, two commercial fishing industry activists and Big Wind opponents, to deconstruct what’s happening and why ocean industrialization is harmful to conservation efforts. Tune in to learn more!
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SHOW NOTES
Bonnie Brady & Meghan Lapp
Texas Public Policy Foundation brings fishermen’s lawsuit against Vineyard Wind Vineyard Wind Shut Down By Feds After Turbine Blade Failure
Meghan Lapp on Local News Talking Nantucket Wind
Part One: Women Fighting for Freedom for the Coast and Fisheries
Part Two: Women Fighting for Freedom for the Coast and Fisheries
July 19 Update – Vineyard Wind Turbine Blade Crisis
Why Did Vineyard Wind Wait Two Days To Alert The Town About Its Damaged Turbine?
Photo Credit: EP15: Save the Whales from Ocean Industrialization