As President Trump tries to strangle wind projects in the US, nine European countries have signed a deal to build a vast offshore wind farm in the North Sea, the epicenter of the continent’s oil and gas industry
Honestly if he wasn’t such an all-round, existential threat to humanity, you’d almost have to be impressed with how far he has managed to get powered by pure spite.
I’m 99% sure trump is against wind because Scotland built some near his golf course
No. The far right and the fossil fuel industry have entered a deadly symbiosis. The far right wants to undo democracy. The fossil fuel industry wants to continue to make profits, even at the cost of millions of lives. Because climate change is a deadly risk to our civilization, they can’t do that in a democracy. And that’s why they did become allies to undo democracy, and why people like the Koch Brothers, Robert Mercer, UK’s Nigel Farage, and Steve Bannon do work together. Or why for example Germany’s AfD is working together with both Trump and Putin, or Austrian right-wing people were caught on videos discussing campaigns with Russians.
No, I don’t believe this had anything at all to do with trump’s personal hatred for wind. Why? Your argument makes sense, and that jackass is dumber than a pile of shit.
The fossil fuel industry wants to continue to make profits
and because renewables just don’t give the same guaranteed profit level as fossil fuels.
Returns on investments in fossil fuels typically range between 10-20 percent, while for a renewables project, 5-8 percent is the norm, Reuters reported in June 2023.
Well, patents only last for 20 years. I’m sure they have newer processes that have been patented in the last 20 years, but I’m also sure that they are using refineries more than 20 years old.
Well partially it’s because of that, but also because he’s taking a lot of kickbacks from the fossil fuel industry who are desperate to stay relevant, the irony of course is that because he doesn’t know what he’s doing he’s gone started a war with a petro state that has reduced global supply by 25% and increase the likelihood of people moving over to wind turbines and solar panels for power and electric vehicles for transport.
It’s weird though that he kept on going with this particular vendetta. Usually, he forgets everything after three minutes, unless he perceived it as a personal insult. But what insult could wind farms possibly have lobbed his way?
It’s not that simple. The US produces more oil than ever, other oil production is suffering (in Venezuela, Russia, Iran, other Middle Eastern countries). Trump wants the US to replace them despite not having enough and the right refinery capacity).
He just needs to finance a big ad campaign and most of Norway will be on board with almost anything. There are “traditions” here based on ad campaigns, it would be funny if it wouldn’t be so stupid
I’m 99% sure trump is against wind because Scotland built some near his golf course and he, once again, decided to be an absolute toddler about it
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15l3knp4xyo
Honestly if he wasn’t such an all-round, existential threat to humanity, you’d almost have to be impressed with how far he has managed to get powered by pure spite.
No. The far right and the fossil fuel industry have entered a deadly symbiosis. The far right wants to undo democracy. The fossil fuel industry wants to continue to make profits, even at the cost of millions of lives. Because climate change is a deadly risk to our civilization, they can’t do that in a democracy. And that’s why they did become allies to undo democracy, and why people like the Koch Brothers, Robert Mercer, UK’s Nigel Farage, and Steve Bannon do work together. Or why for example Germany’s AfD is working together with both Trump and Putin, or Austrian right-wing people were caught on videos discussing campaigns with Russians.
No, I don’t believe this had anything at all to do with trump’s personal hatred for wind. Why? Your argument makes sense, and that jackass is dumber than a pile of shit.
and because renewables just don’t give the same guaranteed profit level as fossil fuels.
Renewables are also more decentralised or at least they can be.
There’s also a huge barrier to entry in fossil fuels, since the existing industry owns the oil wells and refineries.
Any dumb asshole can just go build a wind turbine.
… so it IS for stupid people! (/s, obvs)
And the patents you need to license to build them.
Well, patents only last for 20 years. I’m sure they have newer processes that have been patented in the last 20 years, but I’m also sure that they are using refineries more than 20 years old.
Well partially it’s because of that, but also because he’s taking a lot of kickbacks from the fossil fuel industry who are desperate to stay relevant, the irony of course is that because he doesn’t know what he’s doing he’s gone started a war with a petro state that has reduced global supply by 25% and increase the likelihood of people moving over to wind turbines and solar panels for power and electric vehicles for transport.
It’s weird though that he kept on going with this particular vendetta. Usually, he forgets everything after three minutes, unless he perceived it as a personal insult. But what insult could wind farms possibly have lobbed his way?
Generally, rich a-holes don’t like wind because it disturbes the view from their properties. Really selfish and dumb, of course.
It’s not that simple. The US produces more oil than ever, other oil production is suffering (in Venezuela, Russia, Iran, other Middle Eastern countries). Trump wants the US to replace them despite not having enough and the right refinery capacity).
When is he going to sabotage Norway?
He just needs to finance a big ad campaign and most of Norway will be on board with almost anything. There are “traditions” here based on ad campaigns, it would be funny if it wouldn’t be so stupid
Like a red and white “Santa Claus”? Giving diamonds upon engagement for marriage? Chocolate eggs at Easter?
Mate, it’s universal.