Gulf of America becomes a battle of energies between GOP oil drilling and Dems’ offshore wind
Upon taking office, President Donald Trump placed a moratorium on offshore wind development and overturned Biden’s ban on offshore oil drilling. These executive orders set the stage for what has become a battle of energies off America’s coasts. While Republicans champion Trump’s “American energy dominance” vision, which includes support for offshore oil and gas production in the Gulf of America, Democrats are angered that Trump is blocking offshore wind, which they say is “clean” and affordable energy that can satisfy growing demand for electricity.
Though the Biden-Harris administration aggressively pursued a buildout of offshore wind, the industry struggled financially over the past few years, and a blade failure off the coast of Nantucket last summer, which littered the island’s beaches with debris, turned into a public relations disaster.
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By: Kevin Killough
Source: Just the News
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