Vice President Harris' husband says she's not concerned about critics
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff says Harris doesn't let critics bother her and that it just "bounces right off her."
A New England fishermen's association is calling attention to second gentleman Doug Emhoff's fundraising trip to Nantucket as the Massachusetts island wades through the aftermath of a wind turbine disaster.
Emhoff stepped in to headline fundraisers this week originally set for first lady Jill Biden before President Biden dropped out of the presidential race just over a week ago and endorsed Vice President Harris.
One such fundraiser took place Tuesday on the island roughly 30 miles off the Massachusetts mainland. Emhoff was a special guest at "an island reception hosted by Laura DeBonis, a business and nonprofit technical consultant who previously worked for Google, and Ken Jarin, partner in a Washington, D.C., law firm, at an unspecified location on the island," a local outlet reported.
His visit comes two weeks after an offshore wind turbine blade the length of a football field snapped off into the ocean, which sent shards of fiberglass ashore, temporarily closing six of the island's beaches and creating an ongoing safety hazard for fishermen.
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, left, Vice President Harris and President Biden attend a Juneteenth concert at the White House on June 10, 2024. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
"The Vineyard Wind blade disaster has confirmed fishermen’s worst fears about offshore wind. Massive fiberglass shards remain a huge navigational hazard for our members," Jerry Leeman, CEO of the New England Fishermen's Stewardship Association, told Fox News Digital.
"We remain gravely concerned that micro-particles from fiberglass debris could poison local marine life. Worse still, we are still awaiting answers from the developer."
New England Fishermen's Stewardship Association CEO Jerry Leeman (Jerry Leeman)
"We hope Mr. Emhoff learns about the effects this disaster has brought to coastal communities during his visit to Nantucket," he said.
Vineyard Wind es una empresa conjunta de las entidades extranjeras Avangrid y Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, que construyó parques eólicos frente a la costa de Massachusetts. La empresa es beneficiaria de la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación (IRA), el principal logro de política interior de la administración Biden-Harris.
En octubre, Vineyard Wind presumió de un "primer paquete de capital fiscal" de 1.200 millones de dólares para la energía eólica marina a escala comercial con tres bancos estadounidenses, calificándolo de "la mayor financiación de capital fiscal de un solo activo y la primera para un proyecto eólico marino a escala comercial".
Rep. Bill Keating, D-Mass., praised the announcement at the time, tying it directly to the "impact" of the IRA.
This image shows a windmill after a blade snapped off and fell into the Atlantic Ocean. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
Vineyard Wind 1 began on-site construction in late 2021 and completed the nation’s first offshore substation in July 2023. It is an 800 MW project located 15 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard and is the first commercial scale offshore wind project in the United States.
Cuando la hoja cayó el mes pasado, dijo Leeman, "lo que más miedo me da" es que "podría volver a ocurrir".
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"Como pescador, sé lo poderoso y volátil que es el Atlántico Norte. Si esta pala se cayera en un hermoso día de verano, ¿qué ocurriría durante una borrasca invernal o un huracán?", dijo a Fox News Digital.
The Harris campaign and the White House did not immediately return Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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