A White House press release said Trump issued an executive action suspending offshore wind leasing from all areas of the U.S. outer continental shelf pending an environmental and economic review.
- order is not expected to impact existing U.S. offshore wind projects
Trump says wind mills are ugly, expensive and harm wildlife
- "We're not going to do the wind thing. Big, ugly wind mills. They ruin your neighborhood,"
- said offshore wind projects were behind an increase in whale deaths off the U.S. East Coast in recent years
- "They're the most expensive form of energy that you can have, by far. And they kill your birds and they ruin your beautiful landscapes."
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Had the headline on this earlier but adding in that extra info above
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They don't look like this any more
