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valeofraritan t1_ja11ogq wrote

Reply to comment by Belfordclamhound in What are the *specific* benefits we can anticipate from the wind farms off the coast? by 3kool5you

The group, Texas Public Policy Foundation's (funded by conservatives like Koch and oil companies such as. Exxon, Chevron, coal companies and closely tied to the trump administration officials like Perry, who they've always backed and named their office building after are good at getting others to side with them by hitting emotional notes without providing actual proof. They do it in every jurisdiction they file lawsuits against environmentally friendly projects in. They're well-known having advocated for a punch list of conservative issues since their founding in 1989.

Even News12 said today they felt bad for the people being misled by this group because their good natures were being exp0loited by professionals. TPPF doesn't care about the people, cetaceans or anything but keeping fossil fuels flowing.

Google them. They've been campaigning against environmentally friendly energy for years now across the country.

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HotNatured t1_ja0zjzq wrote

Reply to comment by whaler76 in Those idiot in NJ will surely fall for our lies if we make claims with no evidence and pretend to care about the whales like they do! by New_Stats

US wind is significantly driven by tax equity (which the IRA will really throw into overdrive). These foreign companies have to meet various requirements, e.g., local content percentages, to take advantage thereof. In this respect, the US has actually done really well to secure the lion's share of the economic gain from these projects. The EU has criticized the IRA, for instance, as overly protectionist when it comes to wind energy.

Given how volatile the US market is (even though there are big projects and volumes), it just hasn't been conducive to a market with thriving American OEMs. GE renewables is sink-or-swim based on the US market...

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HungFuPanPan t1_ja0zbai wrote

Reply to Those idiot in NJ will surely fall for our lies if we make claims with no evidence and pretend to care about the whales like they do! by New_Stats

Doesn’t the UK have a lot of offshore wind turbines? How did the sea floor mapping effect marine life there? I don’t remember there being an issue. Also, from what I understand the method used for this sea floor mapping is the same as for oil and natural gas, only less powerful. So why not protest sonar sea floor mapping in general if that’s what these people believe is harming the marine life?

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