TotalEnergies Milks Trump For $1 Billion Offshore Wind Payout, Gets Last Laugh
The French firm TotalEnergies agrees not to build offshore wind farms in the US — at least, not for the present time…
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Meet The 2.6 GW Offshore Wind Project Trump Tried, And Failed, To Kill
The massive, 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is one of five offshore projects to survive the Trump chopper, adding another 2.6 gigawatts to the nation’s clean power profile.
Losing Loser Loses Another Offshore Wind Fight, Again
Desperate times call for desperate measures, as the saying goes, and US President Donald Trump is desperate to avoid losing. But, losing he is. Take his ferocious, no-holds-barred attack on the thousands of workers employed by the US offshore wind industry. While successfully obliterating many wind jobs during the course … [continued]
Trump Judge Hands Another Offshore Wind #FAIL To Trump
Offshore wind turbines have been the bête noire of US President Donald Trump ever since 2013, when he brought a case against an offshore project in Scotland. He lost, and the rage has lingered all these years. The president can’t smack back against wind turbines in Scottish waters, but he … [continued]
Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back In The Water …
On December 22, President Donald Trump finally ordered a halt to construction activity at the 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. What took you so long, Donald? Trump has been threatening the US offshore wind industry with total destruction ever since January, one notable exception being the Virginia project. Somehow, … [continued]
Trump Pause on All Offshore Wind Projects an Attack on Our Economy & Public Health
Trump’s Department of the Interior just halted construction on all five offshore wind projects underway in the United States. The pauses impact these projects: Vineyard Wind 1, Revolution Wind, Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, Sunrise Wind and Empire Wind 1. In response, Legislative Director Melinda Pierce released the following statement: “Blocking … [continued]
Comments on Federal Judge Vacating Trump’s Unlawful Wind Energy Ban
Donald Trump has had a problem with wind farms for decades. It seems that it all started with a wind farm that was being proposed offshore near a golf course of his in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He sued the Scottish government in 2006 regarding this. This is the kind of illogical, … [continued]
Someone Is Losing The War On Renewable Energy, Bigly
The new “American Energy Dominance” plan has failed to stop renewable energy developers from seeking new opportunities in the vast wind and solar resources of the US.
Offshore Wind Workers Are Uncertain About The Industry’s Future
Offshore wind workers are caught in the middle of a political whirlwind. President Donald J. Trump’s pummeling on the offshore wind industry could undermine millions of dollars that have been invested to construct docks, terminals, and training programs. The uncertain status of the industry has offshore wind workers quite concerned. What … [continued]
The Offshore Wind Industry Is Forever (Offshore Wind Jobs, Not So Much)
On August 29, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that 12 portside projects in support of the US offshore wind industry will lose their federal funding.
