\n According to Orlando Montoya with GBP yesterday, \n“We have at least five areas out there on the shallow shelf that \nOil exploration, like nuclear, \nThe first Claudia Collier quote is by Mary Landers in SavannahNow today, \nThe comment period on the document remains open until May 30. A <\/p>\n \nTo read the draft impact study, go to \nThe public may submit written comments by e-mail to ggeis@boem.gov or by mail to:\n<\/p>\n \n“Comments on the Draft PEIS for Atlantic G&G Activities” \nThat was the last public meeting for Florida or Georgia, but \n-jsq\n<\/p>\n Claudia Collier went to a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management public meeting yesterday at the Coastal Georgia Center in Savannah, and said: “I suggest you designate the East Coast as the wind energy basket.” According to Orlando Montoya with GBP yesterday, Offshore Oil Proposal Fuels Debate, she added: “We have at least five areas out […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[97,47,14,16,19,104,559,23,24,55,36],"tags":[2655,2654,1255,1260,8719,8706,8701,2461,8709,8737,8782,8713,702,8714,8727,8716,2656],"class_list":["post-905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activism","category-climate-change","category-economy","category-environment","category-history","category-nuclear","category-oil","category-renewable-energy","category-solar","category-water","category-wind","tag-boem","tag-bureau-of-ocean-energy-management","tag-chatham-county","tag-claudia-collier","tag-climate-change","tag-environment","tag-georgia","tag-georgia-bight","tag-history","tag-nuclear","tag-oil","tag-renewable-energy","tag-savannah","tag-solar","tag-water","tag-wind","tag-wind-energy-basket"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/905\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n![](\"http:\/\/www.windpoweringamerica.gov\/images\/windmaps\/ga_50m_138.jpg\")
<\/a>
\n“I suggest you designate the East Coast as the wind energy
\nbasket.”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n
\nOffshore Oil Proposal Fuels Debate<\/a>, she added:<\/p>\n
\nhave designated as very promising for wind. And I just believe that
\nonce the East Coast is opened up to oil and gas, they will just take
\nover and wind will go by the wayside.”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nis a distraction from getting on with renewable wind, wave, and solar
\nenergy independence.
\nLet’s
\n
\ndo the study for energy reliability in Georgia<\/a>
\nincluding using the large offshore wind opportunity.
\nRemember
\n
\nthe BP Gulf oil spill!<\/a>
\nWhat do you get with a wind spill?
\nUm, wind?\n<\/p>\n
\n
\nOff-shore Savannah drilling talk draws support, questions<\/a>.
\nMary Landers concluded:\n<\/p>\n
\ndecision on allowing exploration is expected by the end of the
\nyear.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n![](\"http:\/\/www.boem.gov\/assets\/0\/79\/99\/755\/6b2c50f4-47dc-4416-b011-52918c5e6ffb.jpg\")
<\/a>
\nIn
\n
\na previous story<\/a> she included this:\n<\/p>\n\n
\n
\nwww.boem.gov\/oil-and-gas-energy-program\/GOMR\/GandG.aspx<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n
\n
\nMr. Gary D. Goeke, Chief, Regional Assessment Section
\n
\nOffice of Environment (MS5410)
\n
\nBureau of Ocean Energy Management
\n
\nGulf of Mexico OCR Region
\n
\n1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard
\n
\nNew Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\n
\nthe schedule<\/a>
\nheads on up the coast.\n<\/p>\n\n
\n \nFriday, April 20\n<\/td>\n \nCharleston, SC\n<\/td>\n \nEmbassy Suites North Charleston
\n
\n5055 International Boulevard,
\n
\nCharleston, SC 29418\n<\/td>\n\n1 and 7 P.M.
\nEDT\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n \nTuesday, April 24\n<\/td>\n \nNorfolk, VA\n<\/td>\n \nHilton Norfolk Airport
\n
\n1500 N. Military Highway,
\n
\nNorfolk VA 23502\n<\/td>\n\n1 and 7 P.M.
\nEDT\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n \nWednesday, April 25\n<\/td>\n \nAnnapolis, MD\n<\/td>\n \nDoubletree Hotel Annapolis
\n
\n210 Holiday Court,
\n
\nAnnapolis, MD 21401\n<\/td>\n\n1 and 7 P.M.
\nEDT\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n \nThursday, April 26\n<\/td>\n \nWilmington, NC\n<\/td>\n \nHilton Wilmington Riverside
\n
\n301 North Water Street,
\n
\nWilmington, NC 28401\n<\/td>\n\n1 and 7 P.M.
\nEDT\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n \nThursday, April 26\n<\/td>\n \nWilmington, DE\n<\/td>\n \nSheraton Suites Wilmington
\n
\n422 Delaware Avenue
\n
\nWilmington, Delaware 19801\n<\/td>\n\n1 and 7 P.M.
\nEDT\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n \nFriday, April 27\n<\/td>\n \nAtlantic City, NJ\n<\/td>\n \nAtlantic City Convention Center,
\n
\nOne Convention Boulevard
\n
\nAtlantic City, New Jersey, 08401\n<\/td>\n\n1 P.M. EDT\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"