Energy Generation on the Oregon Coast

Could the future of energy include wind and wave generation on the Oregon coast? Studies and money are beginning to explore the possibility, but what would these offshore generators do to the coast's economy, which depends heavily on tourism?

Listen to the plans and concerns presented by Bob Eder, a commercial fisherman with the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission/Fishermen Involved in Natural Energy; Julie Siestreem, the Vice Chair of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw; Shannon Souza, owner of Sol Coast Companies/Pacific Ocean Energy Trust; and a representative of BOEM, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

Watch this episode on City Club of Eugene's YouTube channel.

(This episode was broadcast on October 27, 2022)