"CA stands to benefit from cleaner air, good-paying jobs & reliable energy with offshore wind technology. But policymakers need to pass legislation that locks in investment and resources for offshore wind to ultimately succeed in our state." #AB1373#CALeg
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Manufacturing offshore wind turbines will bring good jobs & economic investment to coastal communities. “This is an opportunity to be central to the international offshore wind industry," @DavidChiu.
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Building offshore wind turbines in S.F. could bring manufacturing jobs to the city and maritime-related industry back to the waterfront. 🌊"We have the acreage, we have the water, we have the workforce," said Andre Coleman, the port’s maritime director.
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S.F. Port officials want the city to become a hub for offshore wind turbine manufacturing. “The jobs that would be created by this industry are exactly the kinds of jobs we’ve all been hoping for,” @DavidChiu.
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Union leader @JeffJhunerlach told @KQED that he expects a windfall of new jobs from his members from clean offshore wind projects planned off of the California coastline. "For Humboldt this means growing the middle class."
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Electricity from offshore wind will be a game changer in CA's fight against climate change.🌊💡It will also mean thousands of good jobs. "We're really excited to be able to be part of this historic new industry," union leader @JeffJhunerlach told @KQED.
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The offshore wind projects coming to CA will mean✨thousands✨of new jobs in hard-hit communities. "For Humboldt this means growing the middle class," union leader @JeffJhunerlach told @KQED.
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The work starts now.🥳"@JeffJhunerlach, a building trades union leader based in Humboldt County, expects a windfall of new jobs for his members from two clusters of wind turbines planned on floating platforms 20 miles off the coast." @KQED
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Offshore wind is coming to California!⚡️🌊 The Biden/Harris admin announced the FIRST-ever lease sale in California coastal waters. This is a big step towards investment in this key clean energy resource.
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California is one step closer to offshore wind energy development! 🥳The Biden/Harris admin announced the FIRST-ever offshore wind energy lease sale in the Pacific. Investment in this clean energy resource cannot come soon enough.
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BIG NEWS: The Biden/Harris administration announced the first-ever offshore wind energy lease sale in CA coastal waters!🌊 Investment in this clean energy resource will deliver:
💡a more resilient electricity grid
👷🏽♀️thousands of jobs
🫁cleaner air
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.@CalEnergy will vote next week on a target for offshore wind development in CA👀 Support is STRONG for this key clean energy resource across the political spectrum. Let's make California a global leader in offshore wind by setting a target of 25 GW!
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.@GavinNewsom wants California to become an epicenter of offshore wind energy — and @CalEnergy can make it so! 8 in 10 Californians support offshore wind turbines in coastal waters. Let's go BIG on this key clean energy resource.
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CA is gearing up to set the nation's most ambitious target for offshore wind energy — & new polling from @PPICNotes finds strong bipartisan support for this clean energy resource. @CalEnergy: Vote YES on 25 GW of offshore wind.👏🌊
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🎉We're 1 step closer to bringing offshore wind to California!
@TheCACoast unanimously supported @BOEM's proposed lease activities off of Morro Bay, with lease sales expected Fall 2022!
The advancing lease sales in 2 offshore wind areas 👉 tangible progress on a "vision for a clean energy future offshore California, while creating a domestic supply chain & good-paying union jobs” - @BOEM director @AmandaLefton
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🎉 With advancing lease sales, CA is one step closer to bringing offshore wind to Morro & Humboldt Bays
🙌Admin is “moving forward at the pace & scale” required to help achieve @POTUS’s push to expand offshore wind in the U.S. - @Interior@SecDebHaaland
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At yesterday's @CalEnergy Business Meeting offshore wind was removed from the consent agenda, which hopefully indicates a willingness to increase the target for offshore wind! Let's GO BIG @CalEnergy! #OffshoreWindNow
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