What potential impacts will the offshore wind park have on the environment as a whole?
Impacts to the environment will be the subject of significant, in-depth analysis reviewed by the Minerals Management Service and numerous other federal, state and local agencies over the course of public review. Preliminary assessments over the past two years have indicated: • 41 artificial reefs will be created providing new havens for fish and other marine species. • Reductions in land-based power plant emissions will reduce mercury and other emissions including nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and carbon dioxide into the environment. Approximately: • 235,000 tons of carbon dioxide • 489 tons of sulfur dioxide • 221 tons of nitrogen oxide • The wind park will displace significant quantities of fossil fuels when operational in 2008. It will avoid burning the equivalent of 13.5 million barrels of oil over 20 years. At $60 dollars a barrel this would equal $810 million dollars. • The wind park will produce approximately 435,000MWh of clean, renewable energy every year. This is enough to
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- What potential impacts will the offshore wind park have on the environment as a whole?
