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Babylon Green Party to host Beth Fiteni of Long Island Offshore Wind Initiative On Wednesday, January 3, 2007, 7 p.m. the Babylon Green Party will host Beth Fiteni of the WindWorks Long Island, also known as the Long Island Offshore Wind Initiative (LIOWI), to speak about the windmills being placed off the Babylon shore. Representatives from local, state and national environmental groups have unanimously supported a 140 megawatt wind energy project off the South Shore of Long Island. For information go to www.lioffshorewindenergy.org While many offshore wind projects operate successfully in Europe, there are only two proposed projects in the U.S. Come find out information about this project. The program will explain why wind energy is highly reliable. Wind turbines are quiet. The Wind Park will generate a significant amount of electricity. Wind energy is paid for by private money. The Wind Park will not effect the view from the beaches; the environment or fishing. Fiteni, who holds a masters of studies in environmental law from Vermont Law School, is the Issues program director for the Neighborhood Network. She serves on the boards of several organizations including Vision Long Island, Prevention is the Cure, and Friends of Huntington Farmlands, and is an advisor to Healthy Planet. Fiteni currently coordinates the Neighborhood Network’s latest effort, the Clean Energy Leadership Task Force, which brings together local municipalities to identify cost-effective ways to use present-day clean energy technologies. As a representative to the LIOWI, Fiteni is working with other environmental groups and LIPA to raise awareness about the proposed offshore wind project. Offshore wind energy production is also supported by the Island’s leading labor and business organizations such as the Long Island Association, Hauppauge Industrial Association, Long Island Mid-Suffolk Business Association and the Nassau/ Suffolk Building and Construction Trades Council. In addition to these regional groups, state and national environmental organizations support offshore wind technology. Philippe Cousteau, Jacques Cousteau’s grandson and president of EarthEcho International was joined by representatives from Greenpeace USA; the Natural Resources Defense Council; New York Public Interest Research Group; and the Environmental Advocates of New York in endorsing LI Offshore Windmills. “For Long Islanders, this wind project is a smart investment in harvesting a local energy supply that will never be subject to fossil fuel costs, the whims of OPEC, or international conflicts,” said Gordian Raacke, executive director of Renewable Energy Long Island (RELI). “Wind power is a visionary, long-term solution that is a good investment for our local economy, public health protection and our environment,” stated Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment. “On Long Island, community and environmental organizations have long developed a reputation for fighting in opposition to things; it is unprecedented that today, so many environmental organizations have come together to work towards the goal of building the Nation’s first off-shore wind park,” said Neal Lewis, executive director of the Long Island Neighborhood Network.
“Feb. 7, 2007 will have Jean Waters and Robert Langley of Just Peace! to speak about how to get your own public access show and tape an open mic for their own show. For directions to the Babylon Green Gathering, call 631-422-4702 or email ian.wilder@yahoo.com Children are welcome. All gatherings are free of charge and open to the public.
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