US government finds new excuse to stop construction of offshore wind

Projects with hardware in the water stopped due to Department of Defense fears.

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Uh huh.

This comes right after trumps social media company is joining with a nuclear company.

Wind and solar are being blocked because trump and republicans personally profit off ruining American power generation.

 

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I've been trying to figure out any kind of actual, real, intelligent justification for NOT diversifying our power generation capabilities as a nation. You know, trying to find the 'why' behind all the vitriol Republicans aim toward renewables. The advantages that come from advancing technology and spreading out the generation of electricity through as many channels as possible are enormous. And the disadvantages are .... well as far as I can tell there literally are NO disadvantages.

So unfortunately, I believe the only logical conclusion is the one you've drawn. What a sad reality.

Yep. It's the same reason our train system sucks. Doing anything about it is a direct threat against the rail tri/quad poly's profits.

 

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It was interesting traveling through Europe and seeing even the small towns filled with solar panels on houses.

 

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Of course there is a national security threat! We're acquiring oil from Venezuela, currently sitting in a ship in the Gulf of Mexico America. And we're going to be acquiring more of them. Nobody in their right mind is going to buy that oil from us. We have to use it. Getting rid of those pesky wind farms will ensure a market for that oil.
(hopefully satire)

Given the recent nyt on paid favors I was wondering which oil company paid to attack them.