Trump administration cites national security in stalling 165 wind farms

jacquesm

Which is obviously complete bullshit. National Security is the 'trump' card played to explain almost every inexplicable policy. It comes with the added advantage that if someone doesn't want to play the game you get to label them as 'not a patriot'.

AnimalMuppet

Can anyone steelman this in any way that makes sense? The best I could come up with is that windfarms might clutter up radar images for low-level (cruise missile or similar) attacks. Is that a realistic concern? Can anyone come up with a real reason that would make sense? And, of course, if you say "baloney, in what possible way does this affect national security?", the administration can respond, "we can't tell you because of national security ". So you can't definitively say that it's baloney, because they won't tell you what their alleged reasoning is.

dalyons

Projects on private land, by private capital. 30gwh / 9 million homes of energy. In an energy cost crisis (nevermind the climate crisis). Can you possibly dream of a stupider, more self destructive, more anti-capitalist, more anti-american policy? Its truly indefensible.