Offshore wind just got its biggest boost yet: The Biden administration approved a project in New Jersey that will generate enough renewable power for 380,000 homes.

alyaza [they/she] ( @alyaza@beehaw.org ) · edit-2 2 years ago

Offshore wind just got its biggest boost yet: The Biden administration approved a project in New Jersey that will generate enough renewable power for 380,000 homes.

shoe ( @minishoemaze@beehaw.org ) · 2 years ago

“Some Republican lawmakers argue the industry will harm tourism, and they blame it for a recent spate of whale deaths.”

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“Congressional Republicans and local nonprofits opposed to these projects have launched campaigns and lawsuits to halt their development — many of them backed by oil and gas companies.”

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prole ( @prole@beehaw.org ) · edit-2 2 years ago

Yeah, that’s the Republicans alright… Well known for caring about whales.

The tourism thing is bullshit. It’s only uber-wealthy landowners that look at these things negatively. Almost everyone I know thinks they look cool af.

animist ( @animist@lemmy.one ) · 2 years ago

When did they start caring about whales