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Trump’s Antipathy to Wind Energy Is Lose-Lose-Lose
The deal brings Trump’s total spending to block wind projects to about $4 billion, while a judge ordered the Pentagon to resume reviews.
- The Trump administration agreed to pay The German firm RWE $1.22 billion to halt offshore wind farm development, including a project in New York, marking the fifth such cancellation payment.
- President Donald Trump has consistently opposed offshore wind projects, opting to spend public money blocking infrastructure that could advance American energy independence and job creation.
- Trump has committed about $4 billion total to stop wind energy, a strategy critics argue increases reliance on volatile markets while empowering Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
- Uncle Sam is paying a fortune to block new infrastructure; these abandoned projects represent significant lost investments, making energy firms hesitant to pursue future development.
- Stifling domestic energy production increases vulnerability to potential restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz involving Iran, even as the Pentagon faces court orders to resume wind evaluations.
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Trump’s antipathy to wind energy is lose-lose-lose
President Donald Trump’s weird hatred of offshore wind energy is costing a lot as Uncle Sam has to pay off the companies which had invested in the canceled projects. The post Trump’s antipathy to wind energy is lose-lose-lose appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
RWE can be paid by Donald Trump not to set up wind turbines. Where, please, is the attitude that CEO Markus Krebber likes to emerge?
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