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<FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Consolas, Courier New, Courier"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>The National Sea Grant Law Center is pleased to announce the <BR>
availability of "Offshore Renewable Energy: A Regulatory Primer." The <BR>
Regulatory Primer provides basic information on regulatory authorities <BR>
with respect to offshore wind, wave, tidal, and ocean thermal energy <BR>
conversion projects. It also briefly discusses state authority, local <BR>
concerns, and an emerging alternative management framework - marine <BR>
spatial planning. Its brevity and straight-forward explanations should <BR>
help Sea Grant extension agents, communicators, local decision-makers <BR>
and anyone else struggling to understand the complex regulatory framework.<BR>
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The Regulatory Primer is available online at <BR>
<FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="http://www.olemiss.edu/orgs/SGLC/National/offshore.pdf">http://www.olemiss.edu/orgs/SGLC/National/offshore.pdf</a><BR>
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Please contact Stephanie Showalter at <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="sshowalt@olemiss.edu">sshowalt@olemiss.edu</a></U></FONT> for more <BR>
information. Hardcopies are available upon request, although the numbers <BR>
are limited.</SPAN></FONT></FONT>
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