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LIOWI
LIOWI and the Offshore Wind Park in the News |
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08/31/2006 - Offshore Wind Power - A European Perspective
Mr. Jens Larsen, Environment and Energy Adviser of the Copenhagen Environment and Energy Office will give a talk and answer questions about the Danish experience with offshore wind turbines. He was instrumental in making the Middelgrunden offshore wind farm a reality for Copenhagen, Denmark. This facility now generates 40 MW of electricity for the residents of Copenhagen.
Thursday, August 31, 2006 at 8 PM
Location: Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave, Huntington, NY, 11743
Directions:
Driving from the west: L.I.E. east to Exit 49N or Northern State east to Exit 40 to Rte. 110 North. Follow 110 to Rte. 25A, Main Street. Make a right turn. The third traffic light will be Park Ave. Make a right turn. CAC is the first driveway on the right hand side, 100 yards south of 25A.
Driving from the east: L.I.E. west to exit 51. Make right turn off service road or take Northern State west to Exit 42 North, Huntington, Rte. 35 (Rte. 35 becomes Park Ave. after Jericho Turnpike). Proceed to L.I.R.R. crossing, then go three traffic lights. Just after the third light, CAC is the first driveway on the left.
Taking the train: From Penn Station, 34th Street and 7th Avenue, take the LIRR, Port Jefferson Branch. Get off at Huntington. Train schedule is available at Penn Station, or call516-231-LIRR (718-217-LIRR). An off-peak round-trip ticket costs around $14.50 (one-way: $7.25 / peak one-way: $10.25). From the station, the easiest way to get to the Cinema is to take a cab (roughly $5.00).
Sponsored by: WindWorks for LI
More info: Contact RELI at 631-537-8282 or via e-mail RELI@optonline.net
Download the Flyer (as a .pdf)
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07/10/2006 - Offshore Wind Park EIS Scoping Meetings
The Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) will hold two public scoping meetings on Long Island, New York in July 2006 to obtain comments from the public on the proposed Long Island Offshore Wind Project (LIOWP).
The meetings are scheduled in accordance with the environmental scoping process mandated by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and are the first step in the development of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the project.
The meetings will be held on Monday, July 10 and Tuesday, July 11 beginning at 7 PM.
Registration for each meeting will begin on site at 5:30 p.m.
Location (Monday, July 10):
West Babylon High School Performing Arts Center, 500 Great East Neck Road, West Babylon, NY, 11704
Who Should Attend:
General Public
More info:
http://www.mms.gov/ooc/press/2006/press0619a.htm
Directions
From the West:
Take SOUTHERN PKWY East. Merge onto Rt. 109 E via EXIT 33 toward BABYLON. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto CR-96 / GREAT EAST NECK RD.
From the East:
Take Rt. 27 West. to EXIT 38 toward LITTLE EAST NECK RD. / BELMONT AVE.. Turn RIGHT onto LARAMIE RD. Turn LEFT onto ARTHUR AVE. Turn LEFT onto BELMONT AVE. BELMONT AVE becomes LITTLE EAST NECK RD N. LITTLE EAST NECK RD N becomes GREAT EAST NECK RD / CR-96.
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07/11/2006 - Offshore Wind Park EIS Scoping Meeting
The Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) will hold two public scoping meetings on Long Island, New York in July 2006 to obtain comments from the public on the proposed Long Island Offshore Wind Project (LIOWP).
The meetings are scheduled in accordance with the environmental scoping process mandated by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and are the first step in the development of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the project.
The meetings will be held on Monday, July 10 and Tuesday, July 11 beginning at 7 PM.
Registration for each meeting will begin on site at 5:30 p.m.
Location (Tuesday, July 11):
Massapequa High School (auditorium) 2925 Merrick Road, Massapequa, NY, 11758
Who Should Attend: General Public
More information at http://www.mms.gov/ooc/press/2006/press0619a.htm
Directions
Coming from western Nassau:
* Take the SOUTHERN STATE PKWY EAST
* Take the RT-135 S exit - exit number 28A S towards SEAFORD
* Merge onto SEAFORD OYSTER BAY EXWY
* Take the RT-27E exit- exit number 2E towards MONTAUK
* Merge onto SUNRISE HWY/POW/MIA MEMORIAL HWY/NY-27 E
* Turn RIGHT onto PARK BLVD
* Turn LEFT onto MERRICK RD
Coming from Suffolk:
* Take the SOUTHERN STATE PKWY WEST
* Take the RT-110 S exit - exit number 32S towards AMITYVILLE
* Merge onto BROAD HOLLOW RD/BROADWAY/NY-110 S
* BROAD HOLLOW RD/BROADWAY/NY-110 S becomes BROADWAY/NY-110 S
* Turn RIGHT onto MERRICK RD/NY-27A
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10/11/2005 - Town of Amityville Offshore Wind Q&A Session
Tuesday, October 11th
7:00 to 8:00 pm - 'mini' offshore wind park open house
8:00 to 9:00 pm - Q&A panel with LIPA Chairman Kessel and Amityville Mayor Peter Imbert, LIPA and FPLE technical team staff.
Location: Amityville High School, 250 Merrick Road, Amityville NY 11701
Who Should Attend: General Public
RSVP: RELI@optonline.net
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08/03/2005 - OFFSHORE WIND PARK PRESS CONFERENCE
When: August 3, 2005
Where: Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center, Jones Beach
TIME: 11:30 am sharp!
With Special Guest
Philippe Cousteau
President of Earth Echo International Inc.
Grandson of the great international environmental educator, protector and explorer, Jacques Cousteau
Directions: South on Wantagh Parkway to Ocean Parkway, west on Ocean Parkway, follow signs to Nature Center at West End. OR Meadowbrook Parkway south to Ocean Parkway, exit at West End, follow signs to Nature Center.
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08/11/2005 - ACoE Public Comment Form due
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has EXTENDED the comment period until August 12. Comments on the offshore wind park must now be RECEIVED by Army Corps via mail on Friday, August 12, 2005.
For more information go to http://lioffshorewindenergy.org/ or download the form directly at http://lioffshorewindenergy.org/pdfs/commentform.pdf
To view a copy of the original Public Notice including detailed project descriptions and drawings go to http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/business/buslinks/regulat/lipa/pn/index.htm )
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04/27/2005 - Lecture on Offshore Wind Initiative
As part of the 2005 Seatuck Lecture Series, Kathleen Whitley, Project Director of the Long Island Offshore Wind Initiative, will be giving a presentation entitled 'Is the Answer Really Blowin' in the Wind? The Proposed Long Island Offshore Wind Initiative.' A coalition of local and national organizations, together with the Long Island Power Authority, have proposed to install the nation's first major wind farm off the coast of Robert Moses State Park. This presentation will outline the details of this unprecedented proposal and what it might mean for Long Island’s energy future and environmental quality.
Location:
Islip Public Library
Who Should Attend:
anyone interested in learning more about this project
More info:
http://www.seatuck.org
Sponsored by:
Seatuck Environmental Association
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