President Donald Trump has been very clear that he hates wind power, especially offshore wind.
He has critiqued offshore wind for all the problems it creates, including environmental damage, high costs, the intermittency issue, the potential threat it poses to military operations and commercial navigation, and the fact that it makes the United States dependent on foreign nations, primarily China, for energy security. All of Trump’s criticisms are spot on.
Trump mentioned wind power during his presidential campaign, often referring to it as “garbage” and “horrendous.” After his election victory but before his inauguration, Trump said he wanted no new windmills erected during his second term and vowed to make it so. To keep that pledge, among the flurry of executive orders Trump has issued,
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