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Ohio Supreme
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Court rejects are widely opposed to any turbines anywhere humans and can’t even be removed from
drinking water; among other concerns that
in their portions of Lake Erie,: she asserts.
Specifi cally, at issue before the Supreme
only an full EIS would investigate.
objection Court was whether the Ohio Power Siting dollars to bring Lake Erie back from once
“We have spent 50 years and billions of
Board (OPSB) followed the law in granting a
to turbines construction permit. Writing for the majority, being the icon for the nation’s polluted
waterways,” emphasizes Burke. “It’s still
Justice Jennifer Brunner asserted it had.
But Justice Sharon Kennedy, writing the fragile, but it’s now a wonderful asset for all
dissenting opinion, stated the OPSB held Ohioans and millions of annual visitors.
the project to a lesser degree of scrutiny just “Worldwide, more negatives than posi-
because it is a fi rst-of-its-kind demonstra- tives are becoming known about build-
tion project. ing and safely operating offshore wind
“State law does not make exceptions for turbines,” Burke continues, “so we must
demonstration projects,” Justice Kennedy adamantly stand against any plans that
penned, “and the board (OPSB) failed to could damage or destroy Ohio’s greatest
gather the required data regarding the envi- resource for generations to come, and we
ronmental impacts, including its impact on continue to examine other legal, legisla-
By Norm Schultz and state agencies all failed in their respon- aquatic and avian wildlife, before issuing tive and regulatory options to protect it,”
sibility to require LEEDCo to perform a the certifi cate. If more relaxed standards she promises. MAB
Boating and fi shing advocates were disap- full environmental impact statement (EIS) should apply to demonstration projects,
pointed by the Ohio Supreme Court’s recent before granting any approvals. An EIS has that decision must be made by the legisla-
ruling favoring construction of “Icebreak- been demanded from every other proposed ture,” she concluded. SUPPORT BOATPAC
er Wind,” but say they will continue offshore wind farm in the U.S. except While opponents point to obvious viola-
to oppose the industrialization Icebreaker which, if built, would be tions of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, they All boaters concerned for
of Ohio’s most precious natural the fi rst freshwater turbine facility cite a very wide range of still unknown rami- Lake Erie can contribute to
resource, Lake Erie. in North America. fi cations. Among them, the negative impact BOATPAC, Ohio boating’s political
Icebreaker Wind is a plan to “There’s been a fl agrant failure on Lake Erie’s prized fi shery (the most action committee that uses 100%
build wind turbines off Cleve- of those agencies charged with prolifi c in all Great Lakes); the uprooting of every dollar to directly support
land’s lakefront. Billed as “just responsibility to protect and of 100 years of carcinogen-laden dredged election of legislators with a record
a demonstration project” by its hold our lake in the public trust,” materials open-lake dumped off Cleveland of supporting boating issues to the
developer, the Lake Erie Energy says Michelle Burke, president of resting in the bottom sediment; the inher- Ohio General Assembly.
Development Corp (LEEDCo) long the Lake Erie Marine Trades Associ- ent danger that millions of Ohioans because To stand up for our lake,
ago admitted it’s really a forerunner to the ation. “It’s really mind boggling when you the lake is their drinking water supply; the contribute by going to:
construction of up to 1,600 more turbines in know Canada has wisely barred building now documented fact that spinning turbine BOATOHIO.com
the lake. any turbines in their portion of the lake, and blades cast off microplastics into the waters
Opponents contend appropriate federal organizations from Michigan and New York that are ingested by fi sh later consumed by

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