"The scale of the intervention is remarkable a total of nine already permitted offshore wind projects that were set to provide electricity to nearly 5m households and create around 9,000 jobs in the US are under investigation or have already been paused by the Trump administration. Trump has barred any new solar and wind projects from federal land and waters, eliminated incentives for clean energy and, almost uniquely for a US president, called for an entire industry to be stopped in its tracks."
"Windmills we're just not gonna allow them, they are ruining the country, Trump said last month. On Tuesday, Trump told the United Nations, without evidence, that countries are on the brink of destruction because of the green energy agenda. The president has a long distaste for wind turbines, calling them ugly, disgusting and garbage and calling any support for wind and solar to help ameliorate the climate crisis the scam of the century."
Trump has jettisoned Republicans' long-standing 'all of the above' energy approach and is using federal power to block clean energy projects, particularly offshore wind turbines. Nine already-permitted offshore wind projects that would have powered nearly 5 million households and created about 9,000 jobs are under investigation or paused. The administration has barred new solar and wind projects on federal land and waters and eliminated incentives for clean energy. Senior officials have publicly condemned offshore wind as too expensive and unreliable. Several projects have been halted, legally challenged, or subjected to federal reviews even when construction is underway.
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