Remembering when it wasn’t windy enough to power our televisions #trump

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EbJEWwwz288

 

Five things to know about Trump, China and wind power - POLITICO

It installed 117 gigawatts of wind power in 2025, or roughly the equivalent of 56 Hoover Dams. The U.S. built a fraction of that: 5.8GW.

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/13/five-things-trump-china-wind-power-00918155

Why the Trump administration is paying billions to abandon wind farms

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O73_qd8YQus

How Trump’s assault on US wind industry threatens jobs and power for nearly 5m homes

"At least a third or maybe 40%, of building trade members, we are pretty sure, voted for this President and his administration … now thousands are losing work," said David Langlais, who leads the Ironworkers Local 37, whose members were among the more than 1,000 workers whose jobs were threatened by the attempt to halt Revolution Wind in Rhode Island. 

"The administration came out saying they're supportive of working people, working Americans, but they just continue to show the opposite of that."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/24/trump-wind-power-threats-homes

 

China breaks more records with surge in solar and wind power | China | The Guardian

Between January and May, China added 198 GW of solar and 46 GW of wind, enough to generate as much electricity as Indonesia or Turkey…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/26/china-breaks-more-records-with-massive-build-up-of-wind-and-solar-power 

 

Wind is main source of UK electricity for first time - BBC News

By 2035 the UK aims for all of its electricity to have net zero emissions...

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65557469

Americans really want the US to adopt renewable energy like wind and solar power, while rejecting fossil fuels like coal - Business Insider

A new Insider poll found that a large majority of Americans strongly favor cleaner sources of energy over fossil fuels - and it's a belief that transcends party lines. The data shows that both self-identified Democrats and Republicans support the idea of the nation transitioning towards renewable sources of energy. ....
https://www.businessinsider.com/americans-really-want-the-us-adopt-renewable-energy-sources-2019-10