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April 24, 2018

Trump likes coal — but also floating wind farms

  • Long in the planning and discussion phase, the push for offshore wind power is picking up steam.
    • By STEVE LeBLANC
    Associated Press

    BOSTON — President Donald Trump has courted coal miners and cast doubt on whether fossils fuel contribute to climate change, but that hasn't translated into hostility for renewable energy — particularly offshore wind.

    Using federal offshore leases, wind power projects along the East Coast, including off the shores of Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut, Virginia and New York, are pressing ahead with the goal of transforming the electric grid and providing energy to power millions of homes.


     
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