WE'VE HEARD IT before, but that didn't stop the Governor of New York State, Andrew Cuomo - perhaps a future Democratic candidate for the White House (yes, I know, it's four years away) - making a big push for offshore wind farms. In his annual address, he renewed his calls for a wind power farm way out in the Atlantic Ocean, beyond the gaze of homeowners and beach-goers, near Montauk. We also continue to hear about a possible installation offshore Rockaways with the participation of Statoil. There is an undertaking to prepare a detailed master plan for renewable energy to fuel New York by the end of 2017; in coastal areas, wind could be a big component of such plans.
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