Opponents of the proposed Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind project, which would construct a wind farm with scores of turbines 9 to 10 miles off the beaches of Long Beach Island, have frequently referred to a 2016 study conducted by economists at North Carolina State University when predicting an almost “the sky is falling” future for the Island’s tourism and real estate industries.
Ship Bottom resident Duane Watlington, founder of Vacation Rentals LBI, spoke during an LBI Coalition for Wind Without…
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