In his never-ending quest to undermine renewable energy and boost polluting fossil fuel use, the petty and unstable Malignant Fascist is buying back the leases for four offshore wind power projects, the Associated Press reports:
"The Trump administration said Wednesday it’s buying back another energy company’s U.S. offshore wind leases for four more wind projects, as it seeks to discourage the expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels.
The latest deal brings the total amount spent on these agreements to nearly $2.6 billion.
Chicago-based Invenergy has agreed to end its four offshore wind leases that were very early in development in exchange for reimbursements of lease fees totaling $765 million. The company had already canceled the largest of the four in November, Leading Light Wind off New Jersey’s coast. The others are off the coasts of Maine and California. It will invest that money in natural gas and geothermal ventures that can be built more quickly instead.
By buying back leases, the Republican administration is stopping offshore wind farms that President Donald Trump does not support, and redirecting the money to fossil fuel projects that he does. It adopted this strategy after federal courts thwarted Trump’s efforts to stop offshore wind development through executive action. Trump has frequently talked about his hatred of wind power and calls turbines ugly." (our emphasis)
The MF has been working hard to return the U.S. to the past, whether it's in civil rights, or the use of polluting fossil fuels. The most obnoxious part of his hatred of wind power is that it's personal for him: years ago, he lost a battle with Scottish authorities to remove wind mills from the coast of his golf resort in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and in his perverse pettiness he hasn't forgotten. Now, he's vindictively moving to shut down offshore wind farms in the U.S. which contribute to the nation's energy supply without polluting the environment, all because of his personal experience.
(photo: The MF chasing windmills in Scotland. Getty Images)
Wind turbines and women with opinions are ugly because they challenge his need to control everything (except himself, of course!)
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