"The U.S. government will pay a French energy firm nearly $1 billion
to cancel its plans to build a pair of wind farms off the East Coast,
the Trump administration announced Monday in its latest move to stymie offshore wind.
The French firm TotalEnergies will forfeit its leases for projects
off the coasts of New York and North Carolina, with the United States
paying $928 million to reimburse what the company initially spent on the leases.
Under the deal, TotalEnergies will reinvest that money into oil and gas projects,
including a liquefied natural gas export facility in Texas."
Many wars and world issues are linked to resources, especially fossil fuels.
Wind turbines and other renewables will help solve more than just environmental concerns.
This isn't a popular idea with those who profit from the current system.
Trump says "windmills" are ugly.
They're not windmills, you orange dickhead, they don't mill anything.
Here's a beautiful oil refinery:
Trump is worried about the impact on birds.
Trump has frequently claimed that China manufactures wind turbines
but does not use them domestically.
Not in the top ten, due to it's small population, is Norway.
"Norway generates over 98% of its electricity from renewable sources,
primarily hydropower, making it a global leader in clean energy.
With a system built on abundant water resources, hydro
contributes around 89–90% of production, while wind power accounts for nearly 9–10%.
Fossil fuels, mainly gas, contribute less than 1%."
They are no angels being major fossil fuel exporters
but I guess they can get by without access to the strait of Hormuz?
regards
Titus
