Wind Power in U.S. Faces Hit From Trump’s Executive Order
New York TimesJAN 19
Trump Executive Order Freezes Wind Energy Projects
Above: A bumper sticker against wind turbines on a truck in Nantucket, Mass. on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Image copyright: Scott Eisen/Contributor/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The Spin
Republican narrative
Halting wind energy projects is essential for protecting wildlife and coastal communities while ensuring affordable energy prices for all Americans. Wind turbines pose significant risks to marine life and provide unreliable power generation. And they require too many financial subsidies to remain viable. Trump should be applauded.
Democratic narrative
Trump is putting American energy independence at risk and possibly costing the US jobs, while also potentially increasing consumer energy costs in states heavily reliant on wind power. This decision ignores scientific evidence about wind energy's benefits and true threats to marine life. It will set back progress on renewable energy development by years.