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In this episode, host Kristin Hayes talks with Jeremy Firestone, a wind energy specialist, professor, and director of the Center for Research in Wind at the University of Delaware. For many years, Firestone has explored people\u2019s attitudes and economic preferences related to wind power development. He and coauthors recently published new research about the intersection of offshore wind development and coastal recreation in the journal \u201cEnergy Research & Social Science,\u201d a study that Firestone and Hayes discuss; they also talk more broadly about the opportunities and challenges associated with increasing offshore wind development in the United States.\n\nReferences and recommendations:\n\n\u201cUncharted waters: Exploring coastal recreation impacts, coping behaviors, and attitudes towards offshore wind energy development in the United States\u201d by Michael D. Ferguson, Darrick Evensen, Lauren A. Ferguson, David Bidwell, Jeremy Firestone, Tasha L. Dooley, and Clayton R. Mitchell; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214629621001225\n\n\u201cWind energy: A human challenge\u201d by Jeremy Firestone; https://science.sciencemag.org/content/366/6470/1206.1\n\n\u201cExpert elicitation survey predicts 37% to 49% declines in wind energy costs by 2050\u201d by Ryan Wiser, Joseph Rand, Joachim Seel, Philipp Beiter, Erin Baker, Eric Lantz, and Patrick Gilman; https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-021-00810-z\n\n\u201cThe Economic Costs of NIMBYism: Evidence from Renewable Energy Projects\u201d by Stephen Jarvis; https://haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/WP311.pdf\n\n\u201cCarbon policy and the emissions implications of electric vehicles\u201d by Kenneth Gillingham, Marten Ovaere, and Stephanie M. Weber; https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w28620/w28620.pdf\n\n\u201cCoffeeland: One Man\u2019s Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug\u201d by Augustine Sedgewick; https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316748/coffeeland-by-augustine-sedgewick/