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Lake Erie Wind Farm Gets Support from Lakewood City Council

Ideastream Public Media | By Phil DeOliveira
Published April 20, 2017 at 8:57 PM EDT
The Icebreaker project is backed by LEEDCo, a group of county commissioners, philanthropists, and sustainability experts promoting wind turbine construction in Lake Erie.
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The Icebreaker project is backed by LEEDCo, a group of county commissioners, philanthropists, and sustainability experts promoting wind turbine construction in Lake Erie.

Lakewood City Council is supporting the proposed in Lake Erie, which would be about 7  miles offshore from Lakewood.

Council passed that cites Ohio鈥檚 over-dependence on fossil fuels and a potential economic boost for the city.

Opponents of the project are concerned about maintenance, volatile lake conditions and the environmental impact on the lake鈥檚 ecosystem and wildlife. Councilman Tom Bullock says those issues are being weighed in the permitting process.

鈥淵ou can do any energy facility project correctly or incorrectly. And if you do it incorrectly, there are going to be negative impacts on all kinds of things, including the environment and wildlife.鈥�

The council鈥檚 resolution isn鈥檛 required for the project to go forward. The Icebreaker is waiting for permit approval from the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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Phil DeOliveira
Philip de Oliveira is a master鈥檚 student in Kent State University鈥檚 School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC). Prior to pursuing journalism, he took a bachelor鈥檚 degree in music composition and piano. He also spent some time traveling Northern Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Phil currently lives in Cleveland Heights.