To the Editor:
On the morning of Jan. 22 I walked along the beach on LBI. It was a sunny morning with a slight breeze, days after the latest storm left snow on the ground. All was quiet except for the sound of the waves breaking on the shore. A pristine horizon appeared over the water on this clear, sunny day.
In the next year or two, new growth will appear, starting about 9 miles from shore all along LBI. There will be hundreds of wind turbines at around 1,000 feet tall out in the ocean and visible from shore…
February 1, 2024
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