Secretary Salazar, Governor O’Malley To Announce Decision On Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy

WASHINGTON, D.C. —On Thursday, February 2, 2012, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, and Interior’s Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Tommy P. Beaudreau will announce a major step towards developing wind energy on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coasts of Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and Delaware.

The news conference will be held at the Baltimore World Trade Center at 11:00 am (EDT).
News media wishing to participate should RSVP to boempublicaffairs@boem.gov by noon tomorrow, Wednesday, February 1, 2011. Those unable to attend the conference can participate in a media teleconference, available by dialing 1-800-779-7685 and providing the code OCSWIND.

WHO: Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior
Martin O’Malley, Governor of Maryland
Tommy P. Beaudreau, Director, DOI Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

WHAT: Announcement regarding decision on offshore wind energy development

WHEN: Thursday, February 2, 2012 11:00 a.m. EDT

WHERE: Baltimore World Trade Center
401 E. Pratt Street – 21st Floor (Constellation Room)
Baltimore, MD 21202