Offshore wind industry says ‘misinformation’ from foes is a strong headwind it must fight

Associated Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The offshore wind energy industry says it needs to fight back against disinformation being spread by opponents of wind farms. Offshore wind company officials said at an industry conference Tuesday in Atlantic City that it’s hard to keep up with the vast range of false information being spread online. They said that includes claims that offshore wind preparation is killing whales. Federal and state authorities say there is no evidence of that, adding many dead whales show evidence of having been hit by ships. Robin Shaffer of Protect Our Coast NJ says the wind industry is doing the same thing it accuses groups like his of doing: spreading misinformation to confuse the public.