Two readers wrote to comment on “Catching the Wind,” a story in the Fall 2014 issue. Auriane Koster ’08 pointed out that the student Renewable Energy Club has been pushing for a turbine at Kingston since 2003. And David Abedon ’70, M.A. ’72, a URI professor of wildlife ecology and appointee to the RI Coastal Resources Management Council, said that his involvement in the ocean wind power planning process means that:

“I have seen the dedication and work by the URI alumni mentioned in the article, as well as several key URI alumni who also deserve credit:

Jeff Willis ’90, CRMC Deputy Director; David Beutel ’92, CRMC aquaculture coordinator; David Reis ’83, CRMC supervising biologist; James Boyd ’82, M.S. ’90, CRMC policy analyst; Laura Dwyer ’00, CRMC public educator and information coordinator.”