State and federal officials talk about wind energy off Va. coast
State and federal officials talk about wind energy off Va. coast
State and federal officials will gather in Virginia Beach on Wednesday for an all-day conference that will examine establishing wind turbines off the Virginia coast.
Sixty environmentalists, governments officials and industrialists are scheduled to speak, including Maureen Matsen, deputy secretary of the state Department of Natural Resources; Chris Hart, offshore wind manager with the U.S. Department of Energy; and officials from Dominion Virginia Power, the largest energy provider in the state.
As the United States searches for ways to lessen its dependency on foreign oil, wind energy is getting a second look in states such as Virginia
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