{"id":1903341,"date":"2023-03-22T17:56:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T21:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-call-for-pause-on-offshore-wind-as-eight-dolphins-wash-up-on-new-jersey-shore\/"},"modified":"2023-03-22T17:58:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T21:58:50","slug":"lawmakers-call-for-pause-on-offshore-wind-as-eight-dolphins-wash-up-on-new-jersey-shore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-call-for-pause-on-offshore-wind-as-eight-dolphins-wash-up-on-new-jersey-shore\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers call for pause on offshore wind as eight dolphins wash up on New Jersey shore"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flawmakers-call-for-pause-on-offshore-wind-as-eight-dolphins-wash-up-on-new-jersey-shore%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1903341&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_69832523\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n            <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Reporter\u2019s Notebook: Why the global energy crisis may worsen in the coming months\"><br \/>\n            <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Washington Examiner Energy and Environment Reporter Breanne Deppisch joins Jim Antle to break down all the challenges facing the global energy markets as Russia, China, Saudi Arabia and OPEC make their moves.\"><br \/>\n            <meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT5M11S\"><br \/>\n            <meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-10-21 15:58:18\"><br \/>\n            <meta itemprop=\"thumbnailURL\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/snapshot\/1122509_th_1666368151.jpg\"><br \/>\n            <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/sd\/1122509.mp4\">\n         <\/div>\n<p>         <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var _bp=_bp||[]; _bp.push({ \"div\": \"Brid_69832523\", \"obj\": {\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1122509\"} }); <\/script><br \/>\n         <script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script>\n      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n      <span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">L<\/span>awmakers in New Jersey have called for a pause on offshore wind power construction following the mass stranding event of eight dolphins who died after washing up on Sea Isle City&#8217;s shore. The spike in deaths, including those of other marine animals, has alarmed Republican representatives, who have pointed out that the pre-construction phase of the wind turbine grids is already being conducted in feeding and breeding grounds as well as migration routes of these marine creatures. Congressman Jeff Van Drew has introduced a congressional resolution urging a suspension in all development activities until impact reports on the environment and economy have been fully examined.\n   <\/p>\n<p>\n      In addition, Congressman Chris Smith has voiced concern that the offshore wind project could pose a &#8220;catastrophic threat&#8221; to the coast, with unanswered questions surrounding its potential harmful effects on various ecosystems of marine life. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center has confirmed that the dolphins discovered on the shore were found either dead or near death, despite the efforts of many people to help keep them alive. Since December last year, over 23 whales have also washed ashore along the East Coast, including humpback whales and North American right whales, which are currently endangered.\n   <\/p>\n<p>\n      The recent deaths have prompted immediate calls by local officials, lawmakers, and conservation groups for an immediate halt to all offshore wind activity. They fear that noise and sonar emissions during the pre-construction phase of the turbines and development process could harm whales and dolphins, and that the construction process might overlap with the migration routes of these marine animals, leading to a heightened possibility of vessel strikes.\n   <\/p>\n<p>\n      Republican congressman Scott Perry has described the situation as a &#8220;continued death and destruction&#8221; of the offshore wildlife. Smith has also expressed his concerns, stating that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has not presented enough evidence to show that vessel strikes are the only reason for the increase in whale deaths. He noted that construction activities could have a severe impact on marine mammals&#8217; delicate sonar systems and the seabed ecosystem in general.\n   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8216;Read More From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-environment\/lawmakers-call-pause-offshore-wind-eight-dolphins-dead-new-jersey\">&#8220;Lawmakers call for pause on offshore wind as eight dolphins wash up on New Jersey shore&#8221;<\/a>&#8216;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawmakers called for a pause on offshore wind power construction Wednesday after eight dolphins washed up and died in a &#8220;mass stranding event&#8221; Tuesday in Sea Isle City, New Jersey. &#8220;We are not even in the construction stage of these industrial wind turbine grids, yet we are already witnessing a highly unusual mortality rate of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1903342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[10271,10340,3673,16796,4782,13001,3770,6784],"class_list":["post-1903341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-dolphins","tag-jersey","tag-lawmakers","tag-offshore","tag-pause","tag-shore","tag-wash","tag-wind"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1903341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1903341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1903341\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1903342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1903341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1903341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1903341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}