New Jersey Republicans opposed to the state’s offshore wind turbines asked that construction on the projects be halted for up to 60 days to see if it will reduce the number of whales that have been washing up dead on east coast beaches.
More than 30 dead whales have been found along East Coast beaches in recent months, leaving some to say turbines are to blame.
During a Wednesday hearing, four New Jersey state senators requested that wind farm work be halted for 30 to 60 days, the latest step in a movement started by environmental groups in January to determine whether turbines could be the cause of the scores of recent whale deaths.
Since December, at least 32 whales of different species have been found dead on east coast beaches from Massachusetts down to Florida, a large number of which were found along the Jersey shore.
New Jersey has been rapidly clearing way for the development of new wind farm projects of its coasts, with large-scale construction already underway at several sites.
New Jersey Democrats will capitalize on it with monthly BlubberFest beach events, including blubber BBQ cookoffs and blubber eating contests.
So now the windmills are killing whales before they are even built? SMH