The BlueGreen Alliance Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Revolution Wind LLC’s Proposed Revolution Wind Farm Offshore Rhode Island
Offshore wind energy presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to advance this mission if developed in an environmentally responsible manner, with high road labor standards and attention to environmental justice. We thank BOEM for its diligent efforts to advance offshore wind in a manner that lifts up the working class with family-sustaining union jobs, delivers benefits for communities that are hardest hit by climate change and economic inequality, and protects wildlife, critical habitat, and our nation’s natural resources.
October 17, 2022
- Maximize the creation of quality, high-paying, union jobs over projects lifetime;
- Expand domestic manufacturing along robust domestic, regional, and local supply chains;
- Deliver community benefits with attention to improving access to disadvantaged communities;
- Protect fisheries, wildlife, and marine ecosystems by avoiding, minimizing, mitigating, and monitoring environmental impacts; and, utilizing data sharing, the best available science and data, and adaptive management strategies; and,
- Development guided by robust and inclusive stakeholder engagement, including labor organizations, Tribal nations, historically underrepresented or disadvantaged communities, low-wealth communities, communities of color, and impacted ocean users.