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Stateline reporter Alex Brown on how the new Trump administration may torpedo offshore wind efforts

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Stateline Reporter Alex Brown (Photo of offshore wind project by John Moore/Getty Images)

As the world races to reduce fossil fuel use and carbon pollution in order to combat the climate change crisis, one enormously promising source of non-polluting energy is offshore wind. Indeed, numerous East Coast states are counting on offshore wind projects to power tens of millions of homes and to help them transition to cleaner energy.

Unfortunately, as Alex Brown, a national environmental reporter for the website Stateline recently reported, putting wind turbines at sea requires the cooperation of a powerful landlord: the federal government. And soon, that government will be led by President-elect Donald Trump, who has frequently disparaged offshore wind and said he will quote “make sure that ends on Day 1.” Last week, NC Newsline caught up with Brown to learn more about where things stand.

Click here to access the full podcast with Alex Brown.

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102 episodes

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Stateline Reporter Alex Brown (Photo of offshore wind project by John Moore/Getty Images)

As the world races to reduce fossil fuel use and carbon pollution in order to combat the climate change crisis, one enormously promising source of non-polluting energy is offshore wind. Indeed, numerous East Coast states are counting on offshore wind projects to power tens of millions of homes and to help them transition to cleaner energy.

Unfortunately, as Alex Brown, a national environmental reporter for the website Stateline recently reported, putting wind turbines at sea requires the cooperation of a powerful landlord: the federal government. And soon, that government will be led by President-elect Donald Trump, who has frequently disparaged offshore wind and said he will quote “make sure that ends on Day 1.” Last week, NC Newsline caught up with Brown to learn more about where things stand.

Click here to access the full podcast with Alex Brown.

  continue reading

102 episodes

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