BANGOR DAILY NEWS • January 24, 2023
Offshore wind is a desirable green source of power that we surely need to replace fossil fuel. Offshore wind could be on its way to the Gulf of Maine. But wait. Green is only as green as what it does. Searsport Harbor is being considered as a staging port for assembling these goliath wind generators. There is a logical place in the harbor: Mack Point, a post-industrial site with a loading dock. And there is an alternative place being considered in the same harbor: Sears Island, an unspoiled 900-acre island. Mack Point is a much better place for a wind assembly port. It would turn a post-industrial site into a place for helping create green energy. A win-win. ~ Cloe Chunn, Waldo