From empty concrete to offshore wind hub – Canary Media

On The Carbon Copy podcast thisweek:

Producer Alexandria Herr takes atrip to Sunset Park, Brooklyn and gets apeek into the future. What is now an empty stretch of concrete sandwiched between aCostco and the Upper New York Harbor will soon be transformed into ahub of green industry: afacility to assemble offshore wind turbines.

Norwegian energy giant Equinor has designated the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal as the future hub of its offshore wind operations in the U.S. Community leaders in Sunset Park, aneighborhood that has long faced amultitude of environmental-justice issues, are hoping the project will bring workforce development and green energy jobs to the community.

Canary journalist Maria Gallucci brings us her reporting on the project in Sunset Park and how it might be amodel for how communities facing environmental-justice issues can lead the green industries of the future. Read her story.

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