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Trump administration to Pay $765M to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects

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by rsynnott

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300bn to Iran, billions to not build wind turbines... I mean, you can see why this guy's casino went bust.

by hjouneau

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https://archive.ph/5Z5Bg

by dofm

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This is literally policy via presidential predilection. It's completely insane.
(The argument that wind farms interfere with radar is not, but that is fixable)

by expedition32

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Just add it to the debt.

by insane_dreamer

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> In exchange, Invenergy said it would put that money toward the development of at least five new natural gas-fired power plants in the Midwest, as well as in geothermal projects in the Western United States.
no problem with geothermal, but swapping wind for natural gas is insanity
this admin will go down in history as arguably the most self-sabotaging ever (in terms of the country) and certainly the most corrupt