Even Trump can't stop the advance of wind power
Key takeaways
- The United States is in the middle of the largest offshore wind expansion in its history — despite Donald Trump waging what clean energy advocates describe as an all-out war against the sector.
- But his anti-wind sentiment has assumed new proportions since he took office.
- Nonetheless, Trump will likely oversee the biggest expansion in wind in the nation's history.
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The United States is in the middle of the largest offshore wind expansion in its history — despite Donald Trump waging what clean energy advocates describe as an all-out war against the sector.
https://p.dw.com/p/5E7o SMany of Trump's anti-wind power orders have been overturned in the courts Image: Steve Helber/AP Photo/picture alliance Advertisement The US president makes no bones about his disdain for wind power, which over the years he's falsely blamed for cancer and whale deaths in the Atlantic Ocean.
But his anti-wind sentiment has assumed new proportions since he took office. During that time, he has thrown up roadblocks to stop wind expansion at every turn: from pulling permits, issuing stop-work orders and paying energy companies to halt offshore projects in favor of oil and gas drilling.