To the Editor:

There have been many different perspectives shared about the wind power projects off the New Jersey coast. I would like to echo John Hailperin’s comments (“Lost Tourism Claims – Hysteria, Not Fact,” 7/14) and add one more viewpoint to consider before making up your mind.

For the past 100 years our country has relied on fossil fuels for energy. The extraction, transportation, refining and burning of these fossil fuels often imposed the greatest burdens on the poorest people in our society.

July 22, 2021