Spotlight

Building the Alternative Energy Economy

Idea Category: Climate Change, Infrastructure

NewDEAL Leader New Bedford, MA Mayor Jon Mitchell welcomed new state plans to build offshore wind facilities in his city, harnessing the area's commercial port and high winds to provide 1600 megawatts of electricity by 2027. Mayor Mitchell has been working for years to make New Bedford the most attractive candidate to be America's offshore wind capital, from infrastructure projects to prep the port to education and workforce training programs to prep talent ready to work in alternative energy. Read the Well News' write-up on this major investment in wind energy and in New Bedford's economy.

More Spotlight’s from Jon Mitchell

NewDEAL Leader Champions Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence

Idea Category: Criminal Justice, Public Safety

Learn More

Building Climate Resiliency in New Bedford, MA

Idea Category: Climate Change

Learn More

Subscribe

Recent News

NewDEAL Statement on Presidential Election: The Voters Have Spoken, and the Work Continues, Says NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan

,
For Immediate Release Contact: Jared DeWese, 202-660-1340…
LEARN MORE

Reproductive Rights Are a Five-Alarm Fire. State Legislators Must Act.

Debbie Cox Bultan and Rafael Anchia | The Barbed Wire
LEARN MORE

Student Loan Bill of RightsMayor Kriseman Leads on Climate