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There are excellent wind resources off the coast of New Jersey. Yet despite considerable efforts by multiple parties, there are no wind turbines in place. Why is this? Construct a timeline of major events in the history of the effort to develop the wind resources off the Jersey coast. The timeline begins in 2010 and continues to today.

Research the history of the process as reported through the press (newspapers and magazines), energy-related web sites, blogs, etc. Be as mindful of the “quality” of your sources as you can. Identify a minimum of five major political or other governmental decisions, industry actions, or other developmental events in the site approval process. Generate a few lines that summarize each event and make its importance clear to the reader - when did it happen, who were the players, did this event advance or slow the approval process. Deliver a record of the sources of your information.

You have the freedom to choose the method to represent your timeline content, including dates, content and sources - text, graphics, or multimedia. You can use something simple like a table, something that looks more like a text or graphic-annotated timeline, a voice-annotated “news story,” or other presentation method. Here’s a chance to be creative.

Now that you have done the research and have at least a basic understanding of the players and the issues, conclude your presentation with your opinion of where this issue will go in the short term.