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What a shock! The Daily News is criticizing @realDonaldTrump for refunding corporations for insane wind leases that should never have been allowed in the first place. Here’s an excerpt: “Trump’s antipathy to wind energy is lose-lose-lose” “That brings the total that Trump has committed specifically to kill wind energy to just about $4 billion. Let us repeat that — the U.S. government will pay a fortune just to not have new energy infrastructure.” Not. The refunds are a net zero. Not THAT net zero; rather, a net zero to our federal treasury. More from the Daily News: “Going all-in on dirty and outdated energy sources is lose-lose-lose: “…it helps accelerate the terror of climate change, whose terrible impact is becoming only more evident with each passing year and which will if unimpeded cause enormous damage not just to our economy but ability to live safely.” Why not serve up some sensationalist climate panic? The psychiatrists in NYC must be grateful for the additional business. “The projects that have now been abandoned are unlikely to just get going again with a change of leadership; each represents significant investments and preparation that just went into the garbage, and energy firms are not going to keep making these investments when there’s always the specter of an administration coming in and tossing sand in the gears.” We hope this is true. 🙏🏻 For those who have an urge to read the Daily News’ lates drivel: nydailynews.com/2026/08/10/t…

Intelligent people with an ounce of common sense know it’s not offshore wind development vs oil rigs. It’s not a binary question. There are so many less destructive and less costly ways to generate reliable power than offshore wind. And the OSW industry has been tied to environmental degradation in third world nations, habitat loss wherever, fisheries’ destruction as well as national security concerns. But the trolls paid by the astroturf environmental groups consistently rage about oil rigs, climate change and environmental “justice.”

Make it make sense. Open-loop cooling systems are restricted or prohibited for new power plants in many state waters because they can kill fish eggs, larvae, and other marine life by pulling in massive amounts of seawater and discharging it back into the environment at higher temperatures. Yet offshore HVDC converter stations for offshore wind planned in federal waters use open-loop cooling systems that: • Withdraw up to 8.1 million gallons of seawater every day • Discharge water as warm as 90°F (32°C) • According to documents they use sodium hypochlorite (bleach) to control marine growth inside the system If these impacts are considered too harmful near our coasts, why are they suddenly acceptable in the middle of a living marine ecosystem? Real environmentalists protect ecosystems. They don’t industrialize them. #StopOffshoreWind

Our coast feeds families, supports communities, and carries generations of history. Once it’s gone, it’s gone. We’re fighting to protect what can’t be replaced. 🌅⚓