<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Greetings, this webcast will floating wind turbine technology and its potential for deployment at least 25 miles off the coastline of the Outer Cape, where federal agencies have identified areas potentially suitable for future offshore wind projects. Best, </span></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Chris Powicki</span></span></div><div class=""><span class=""><font color="#333333" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Chair, Sierra Club</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px;" class="">’</span><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">s Cape Cod & Islands Group</span></font></span></div><div class=""><span class=""><font color="#333333" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">774-487-4614</span></font></span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><font color="#333333" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px;" class="">—————</span></font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><font size="4" class="">"Floating Offshore Wind in the Gulf of Maine”</font></b></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><font color="#333333" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b class=""><font class="">Thursday, June 27, 7 pm</font></b></span></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b class=""><font class="">Virtual - pre-register <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fact.sierraclub.org%2Fevents%2Fdetails%3Fformcampaignid%3D7013q0000029i7zAAA%26mapLinkHref%3D&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7Cf95dcb885b494e6b699b08dc95fbf2f7%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638550157461293417%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C80000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=O90ey9llNWONuONd6vteeoc7y0lih0zeME7%2Bwxkb4%2B8%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=7013q0000029i7zAAA&mapLinkHref=" shash="HjGWsmm4J+yKBO18nbUUicGDql+RGk/S+G6UQjpu19OaPKsiNRtQRrCLvsFewck9dWR1i+vgm5zdfEcNkSN9iW2AP6lD0MBSpdOH/bSZCzeLZTcAyPsFsiL+ylR0KGgUZH/zGWzjTP8/IbaIUzMnk5FMPG/vzUBmYbm3LvUY4dk=" class="">here</a> for meeting link</font></b></span></div></span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#333333" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#333333" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">As the second installment in Sierra Club’s "Massachusetts is Ready for Offshore Wind” webcast series, t</span></font><font color="#333333" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">his event will </span></font><font color="#333333" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">explore</span></font><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> key opportunities and specific issues associated with the deployment of floating offshore wind turbines in </span><font color="#333333" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">the Gulf of Maine wind resource area. This area includes a research lease offered to the state of Maine</span></font><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> plus</span><font color="#333333" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"> zones </span><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">east</span><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"> of Cape Cod designated for future commercial lease </span></font><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">by the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). The event will run from 7 to 8 pm, with time for audience Q&A. Pre-registration is required </span><b class="" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fact.sierraclub.org%2Fevents%2Fdetails%3Fformcampaignid%3D7013q0000029i7zAAA%26mapLinkHref%3D&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7Cf95dcb885b494e6b699b08dc95fbf2f7%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638550157461449670%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C80000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6BRU5anJSrGrXl5VGXfLIJdE8JiTDkBzk8WFNEOkJ08%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=7013q0000029i7zAAA&mapLinkHref=" shash="TIfaYSJzY3Q3kx99ifEghwG+dHLotOfUzj2fzY9coSOWVZ4j61ZovVJhTxq/0erfPZxSzznYyjr8zzSE0mxiWQs2GPI4IAckIShI9i30HPSUZ43gBckY2PKW2TxXCnHLaz0YeL4limZe5jk/qk/W9iPgzR6R55CSybR399pfxTY=" class="">here</a>.</b></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><font color="#333333" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">On April 30, 2024, BOEM announced a proposed offshore wind energy auction </span></font><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">in the Gulf of Maine </span><font color="#333333" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">for areas found to be potentially suitable for renewable energy development based on</span></font><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> years of community engagement, </span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">scientific </span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">research, environmental characterization, and spatial modeling. These areas were selected to mitigate potential adverse impacts and conflicts while meeting national and state energy and climate goals. Proposed lease areas are in locations where water depths will require the use of floating offshore wind turbines, rather than conventional designs with foundations fixed to the seafloor. </span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><b class=""><i class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">This webinar will feature Dr. Habib Dagher, a global thought leader in the development and deployment of floating offshore wind technology. </span><font color="#333333" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">In addition, Sierra Club will highlight current opportunities for offshore wind advocacy, relating both to the Gulf of Maine and to projects sited south of the Cape & Islands region.</span></font></i></b></div><div class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Dr. Habib Dagher</b>, P.E. is the Bath Iron Works Professor of Structural Engineering at the University of Maine and the founding Executive Director of the university’s Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC), a National Science Foundation funded research center and world leader in the development of low-cost, high-performance structural composites. Dr. Dagher’s research and advocacy focus on sustainable infrastructure and energy systems. He leads the team that developed and deployed the pre-cast concrete foundation for the VolturnUS 1:8 - the first grid-connected floating offshore wind turbine in the United States - and is planning the first full-scale US demonstration of the technology under a wind energy research lease within the Gulf of Maine. Dr. Dagher holds more than 80 patents, has over 100 publications, and has received numerous prestigious awards for his innovations and technical leadership.</span><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> (</span><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tidc-utc.org%2Fdr-habib-dagher-p-e%2F&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7Cf95dcb885b494e6b699b08dc95fbf2f7%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638550157461449670%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C80000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=X4MQQCq5iGUWiH0%2FuTAn%2BRHkNso%2B42Np3se44yetkKc%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.tidc-utc.org/dr-habib-dagher-p-e/" shash="kc6J0qnAN5c/ZF4+nwHndCHVedy2CR/Jzrofjr8Bnfp92v+EorkFVet5B+5FhAdZQdEGGEkYW4A92xYDAFDS1GM7SIVZLsugNliiRKya34ZL3TMPS6N4kXVVDUalZoI+D9miHPup7H93hcErxAXHP7GqlqrLX6nAODi0MmWjGYU=" class="">Full Bio</a><font color="#333333" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="">)</font></span></div></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font color="#333333" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font color="#333333" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="">For more information on Sierra Club's "Massachusetts is Ready for Offshore Wind” campaign, visit <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sierraclub.org%2Fmassachusetts%2Fwind&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7Cf95dcb885b494e6b699b08dc95fbf2f7%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638550157461449670%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C80000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=mKVUKRrjeucJW%2F%2Fr99hWGOY88uhh9EyJREfhm7cxIKg%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.sierraclub.org/massachusetts/wind" shash="vl+APeOGHg+TrW/+p5Hoqwsf6b5revEDpZ7QeENEsnw7Y4fdR1rAXkSWd4nbTYEGDIx2D9+qSmrIRhNsV44qs5q1zry7g1BqeVrsFW2v2Sw7rpgMMJhQlqjaPo7eqy72cP3dn8DARftsagTqjz7ET+ghqK9ZYVZ5Pf7cA4c/A3c=" class="">https://www.sierraclub.org/massachusetts/wind</a>. </font></span></div></div></div></div><br class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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