Trump Cancels Construction of One of America's Largest Wind Farms

[h-hawk]

They started in 2009. Add in the cost to lease the land, repairs, maintenance. If they were doing their job, our light bills would be going down.

"Iowa is a national leader in wind energy, producing the highest percentage of electricity produced by wind – over 57 percent (2022) – of any state. Iowa is the first state to generate more than 57 percent of its electricity with wind power. Iowa also ranks second nationally in the amount of wind energy installed with 12,219 MW (2021)."

Wind energy - Iowa Environmental Council

www.iaenvironment.org

 

[Slappy Pappy]

They started in 2009. Add in the cost to lease the land, repairs, maintenance. If they were doing their job, our light bills would be going down.

57% of electricity in Iowa comes from wind turbines, and Iowans pay some of the cheapest rates in the nation because of it.

And Iowa is WAAAAY more densely populated than Idaho, as empty as it is. That's why the only actual complaint is a couple of them are miles from a WW2 Era camp that no one ever visits. They are on empty federal land hardly even worth renting out for grazing.

The US needs wind and solar for energy security. They are the ONLY 100% domestic sourced energy completely immune from price spikes and shortages due to foreign wars & embargoes. Stopping solar and wind development only hurts and raises costs for consumers like you.

 

[BioHawk]

They started in 2009. Add in the cost to lease the land, repairs, maintenance. If they were doing their job, our light bills would be going down.

Sorry, they did not spend $983,000,000,000 in the 7 years between 2009 and 2016. And at no time was part of the argument that your electricity bill would go down. The argument was that it would not come from carbon based sources and it would be renewable.

 

[Sullivan]

Trillions!? WTF! Sure, initial investments can be pricey for wind turbines, but over time they pay off with lower operating costs compared to fossil fuels. As for energy contribution, while wind still makes up a smaller share globally [that's world-wide, not us cities in case H4aD gets confused again], it’s growing fast and already provides a substantial percentage of power in other countries.

Within a few years, those windmills end up in landfills.

 

[Sullivan]

You know, the wind turbines they are building now are significantly more efficient than the ones they were building even 10 years ago. It is worth their time to replace them after 20 years as better technology can be installed. Also, you make it sound like no one is making money on these things. If that were the case then they wouldn't be built.

They wouldn’t be built without subsidies.

 

[BioHawk]

They wouldn’t be built without subsidies.

Maybe not (I don't know if they would or not), but when your goal is to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and unstable regions of the world, it's worth it. Consider it some defense spending.

 

[Sullivan]

Maybe not (I don't know if they would or not), but when your goal is to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and unstable regions of the world, it's worth it. Consider it some defense spending.

That might be your goal, but it isn’t mine.

If you want better air quality, have you oil and gas produced in the US. It’s been years since our air quality has been cleaner than it is today. And it has to with converting from coal to clean natural gas.

And, the U.S. has the cleanest oil and gas extraction in the world.

 

[BioHawk]

That might be your goal, but it isn’t mine.

If you want better air quality, have you oil and gas produced in the US. It’s been years since our air quality has been cleaner than it is today. And it has to concerning from coal to clean natural gas.

And, the U.S. has the cleanest oil and gas extraction in the world.

Burning oil and gas is never clean. We can't produce enough oil and gas for what we need unless we reduce our dependency on it. Oil and gas are never going away completely, but we can lower the amount of things we use it for. Transportation is probably the most impactful thing we can do. It is happening, maybe not as fast as many of us want it to, but it is coming. I think it happens for passenger vehicles as soon as the solid state batteries become common. I just read an article that at least Honda expects them to be in EV models by the end of this decade. I'm not sure if those will produce the power and range required for heavy machinery and trucks, but certainly for cars and SUV's.

While eliminating the EV rebates slows the process down, it won't stop it completely. Companies have invested too much money to stop it now.

 

[Sullivan]

Burning oil and gas is never clean. We can't produce enough oil and gas for what we need unless we reduce our dependency on it. Oil and gas are never going away completely, but we can lower the amount of things we use it for. Transportation is probably the most impactful thing we can do. It is happening, maybe not as fast as many of us want it to, but it is coming. I think it happens for passenger vehicles as soon as the solid state batteries become common. I just read an article that at least Honda expects them to be in EV models by the end of this decade. I'm not sure if those will produce the power and range required for heavy machinery and trucks, but certainly for cars and SUV's.

While eliminating the EV rebates slows the process down, it won't stop it completely. Companies have invested too much money to stop it now.

You have no idea what you are talking about with respect to oil and gas.

We are done pissing away federal money on green energy. And you can expect to see companies spend a lot less of their own money on it..

 

[Hans81]

What do you propose as a viable alternative to a "eventually will run out" energy source?

Nuclear?

 

[Bro D]

Nuclear?

 

[Scruddy]

Deplorable.

Why? Please be specific.

 

[BioHawk]

You have no idea what you are talking about with respect to oil and gas.

We are done pissing away federal money on green energy. And you can expect to see companies spend a lot less of their own money on it..

Well, I mean, the money we need to give to Elon and Zuck needs to come from somewhere, amIright? Because those tech jackholes certainly need it.

Whatever. Companies have spent billions on this stuff, they aren't going to just walk away from that.

 

[Ghee Buttersnaps]

Within a few years, those windmills end up in landfills.

Link?

Also, kinda like ICE engines.

 

[Speedway1]

I agree. I'm a huge fan of hybrid technology. I've said before I would love a hybrid SUV that I could shoot around town in on battery then switch to ICE for road trips. That would be fantastic, but they seem to be fewer available. People act like oil is a limitless resource.

It is in our lifetime. Also those windmills are not clean as you think and require lubrication and filters & ect.

 

[mnole03]

57% of electricity in Iowa comes from wind turbines, and Iowans pay some of the cheapest rates in the nation because of it.

And Iowa is WAAAAY more densely populated than Idaho, as empty as it is. That's why the only actual complaint is a couple of them are miles from a WW2 Era camp that no one ever visits. They are on empty federal land hardly even worth renting out for grazing.

The US needs wind and solar for energy security. They are the ONLY 100% domestic sourced energy completely immune from price spikes and shortages due to foreign wars & embargoes. Stopping solar and wind development only hurts and raises costs for consumers like you.

Their leaders are so into MAGA they don’t care about the jobs that would go with this. The construction and maintenance jobs are good. The jobs from the high energy use businesses that will move there would be even better.

 

[uihawk82]

Needs that pork for the oil industry.

We can do both, it will pay for itself because there has to be a high wind density there, i assume

 

[uihawk82]

Trump Cancels Construction of One of America's Largest Wind Farms​

Trump is always so shortsighted and lame. We need clean energy.

 

[libbity bibbity]

Burning oil and gas is never clean. We can't produce enough oil and gas for what we need unless we reduce our dependency on it. Oil and gas are never going away completely, but we can lower the amount of things we use it for. Transportation is probably the most impactful thing we can do. It is happening, maybe not as fast as many of us want it to, but it is coming. I think it happens for passenger vehicles as soon as the solid state batteries become common. I just read an article that at least Honda expects them to be in EV models by the end of this decade. I'm not sure if those will produce the power and range required for heavy machinery and trucks, but certainly for cars and SUV's.

While eliminating the EV rebates slows the process down, it won't stop it completely. Companies have invested too much money to stop it now.

To bad 75% of the population doesn't want electric vehicles or can afford them.

 

[libbity bibbity]

Trump is always so shortsighted and lame. We need clean energy.

Why, so it will allegedly reduce the global temperature .5 degrees in the next 100 years?

 

[pjhawk]

Big oil must have come through with that $1B “campaign donation”

They can just directly bribe him now, why even camouflage it as a "campaign donation"? The Democrats aren't gonna say or do anything about it. His own party, LOL's.

It's open season for billionaires.

Hunter Biden and the big guy's 10%, just LOL's at these people.

 

[mnole03]

Why, so it will allegedly reduce the global temperature .5 degrees in the next 100 years?

Because we need diverse energy infrastructure.

 

[mnole03]

They can just directly bribe him now, why even camouflage it as a "campaign donation"? The Democrats aren't gonna say or do anything about it. His own party, LOL's.

It's open season for billionaires.

Hunter Biden and the big guy's 10%, just LOL's at these people.

Maybe they just really believe in the future of Truth Media and Trump Coin.

 

[DeangeloVickers]

Trump Cancels Construction of One of America's Largest Wind Farms​

Donald Trump halted construction on what was set to be the largest wind farm in the U.S. on his first day in office.

The president stopped building work on over 100,000 acres of clean energy infrastructure at the Lava Ridge Wind Project in Idaho via an executive order on Tuesday.

Newsweek contacted the White House and developers Magic Valley Energy for more information on the order, the decision and the implications for those involved in the project via email. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) declined to comment when approached by Newsweek.
The move is part of a series of day-one promises that Trump pledged to fulfill once he was sworn in.

In his inauguration speech, Trump said that the U.S. would "drill, baby, drill," and expand oil and gas initiatives at the expense of renewable energy projects. This order, along with his removal of the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement, symbolizes Trump's move towards traditional fuel sources.

The Lava Ridge Wind Project would have been a 104,000-acre wind farm in Lava Ridge, Idaho, with over 271 turbines planned by developers Magic Valley Energy.

This would have made Lava Ridge the largest wind farm in the U.S. by area, beating out the 100,000-acre titleholder in Roscoe, Texas.

However, because of the project's scale, it was met with skepticism by local campaigners, including Republican Idaho Senator Jim Risch. In 2023, Idaho lawmakers issued a statement with concerns over how the project was being managed by the BLM.

Local campaign groups, such as the Friends of Minidoka, were concerned that the construction would impact the Minidoka National Historic Site, which was the location of an internment camp for Japanese Americans during World War II.

Trump signed the executive order, which was co-written by Risch, on Monday, with Risch saying: "By prioritizing this executive action on his first day in office, President Trump further cements his legacy as a leader in the revolution commonsense that governs by the people and for the people."

Risch said in a statement on the order: "I made a promise to Idahoans that I would not rest until the Lava Ridge Wind Project was terminated. On day one, President Donald Trump took action to keep that promise.

"Lava Ridge has been the embodiment of liberals' disregard for the voices of Idahoans and rural America. Despite intense and widespread opposition from Idaho and the Japanese American community, the previous administration remained dead set on pushing this unwanted project across the finish line."

Trump is very busy in his first week back in the Oval Office, issuing executive orders on a wide range of issues.

It isn't yet clear whether the project has been canceled altogether and whether there will be any challenges to the decision

MSN

"Clean energy"? Yeah that article is trash.

 

[hawksurprize]

To bad 75% of the population doesn't want electric vehicles or can afford them.

Thanks Trump

 

[uihawk82]

Why, so it will allegedly reduce the global temperature .5 degrees in the next 100 years?

No, we just need more clean electricity, period. I dont know where you live but in Iowa we are at the point where wind energy creates enough electricity to power a good percentage of homes. These generators from what I have read have a life expectancy of 30 years of more. Mid-American energy says all residential will be powered by wind power soon, a couple of years. Mid-American sent a letter a couple of years ago saying they can be powering all homes in the next few years so they might be getting close to that goal. Clean energy goals create companies and lots of jobs. Haha, Trump was promising a coal renaissance in his first term and very few coal mining jobs were created compared to the some 600,000 clean energy jobs Biden helped create.

I just looked it up and 20% of electrical generation in the US is still by coal, my gawd, dirty, CO2 generating (but your reply shows me that you cant read a graph about CO2 increase and temperature increase and you wont even think about what global warming will do going forward). Listen man, I missed my chance to see the beauty of Glacier Nat Park where I went a few years ago because those glaciers or gone or very much smaller that the pictures they show of them 50 years ago.

 

[uihawk82]

Why, so it will allegedly reduce the global temperature .5 degrees in the next 100 years?

And actually temps have gone up close to 1.5 degrees so lowering them by .5 degrees would help.

The glaciers in the Himalayas are melting and receding by a large amount. You can see the evidence from pictures taken 90 and 70 years ago by mountain climbers to pictures now. And those glaciers give clean water to over a billion or more people. And quess what happens when those glaciers are gone, the snows are gone or lessened dramatically, if you can logic out the problem.

 

[MichaelKeller99]

'Green' energy. 🤣

Wind Turbines: Not Green, Not Reliable

As swimmers enjoy the beach this summer, massive chunks of debris, including sharp fiberglass shards, have been washing ashore on the once-pristine coast of Nantucket island, Massachusetts. The culprit? A single damaged turbine blade that broke off at a nearby wind farm. It’s not the first time...

www.heritage.org

 

[sober_teacher]

And actually temps have gone up close to 1.5 degrees so lowering them by .5 degrees would help.

The glaciers in the Himalayas are melting and receding by a large amount. You can see the evidence from pictures taken 90 and 70 years ago by mountain climbers to pictures now. And those glaciers give clean water to over a billion or more people. And quess what happens when those glaciers are gone, the snows are gone or lessened dramatically, if you can logic out the problem.

He meant it as a joke, but lowering temperatures globally by .5 is actually quite a lot.

 

[JimStarr777]

I’ll tell you is happy about this. The thousands of birds that won’t be killed. Those wind turbines are merciless on them.

 

[WDSMHAWK]

'Green' energy. 🤣

Wind Turbines: Not Green, Not Reliable

As swimmers enjoy the beach this summer, massive chunks of debris, including sharp fiberglass shards, have been washing ashore on the once-pristine coast of Nantucket island, Massachusetts. The culprit? A single damaged turbine blade that broke off at a nearby wind farm. It’s not the first time...

www.heritage.org

Lol the Heritage foundation? That's like citing ExxonMobil or Chevron

 

[BioHawk]

It is in our lifetime. Also those windmills are not clean as you think and require lubrication and filters & ect.

The best thing about these types of statements is that it requires the wildly incorrect assumption that these things are not required for coal and oil energy production to make it mean anything relevant. It fits right in there with the "Lithium mines destroy the environment!" talking points. As if mining for coal and drilling for oil do not have any environmental impacts.

 

[sober_teacher]

Quite frankly, I’m astonished that it also hasn’t been brought up that Trump doesn’t care about this from any economic concern…he just hates windmills, has ever since I think folks in Ireland put up a wind farm near one of his properties and he thought they were an eye sore.

 

[doughuddl2]

 

[doughuddl2]

TL;DR Summary:

Trump kills over 2000 US jobs in first day.

Analysis:
The cancellation of the Lava Ridge Wind Project by President Trump likely resulted in the loss of numerous jobs tied to the project. This includes both direct construction jobs (such as those involved in building the wind turbines and infrastructure) and indirect jobs in related industries (e.g., manufacturing of turbines, transportation, and maintenance). The project, intended to span 104,000 acres and consist of 271 turbines, would have created significant employment opportunities (not to mention clean energy).

Old Joe says hold my beer. Cancels Keystone pipeline project the first day.

construction of the pipeline would support between 16,000 and roughly 60,000 temporary jobs.

Why are libtards brains so small?

 

[jonesy5960]

Yup. Let's keep applauding ignorance right here in our own little idiocracy.

 

[mnole03]

Quite frankly, I’m astonished that it also hasn’t been brought up that Trump doesn’t care about this from any economic concern…he just hates windmills, has ever since I think folks in Ireland put up a wind farm near one of his properties and he thought they were an eye sore.

To be fair, senile Dons were tilting at windmills long before his Irish experience.

 

[Nole Lou]

China builds a gen 4 nuclear reactor and the US is killing progress and doubling down on fossil fuels.

How many coal plants is China building?

(And yes, the US should definitely be going all in with nuclear)

 

[doughuddl2]

China builds a gen 4 nuclear reactor and the US is killing progress and doubling down on fossil fuels.

Wrong people have been in charge for the past 35 years killing progress with regulations or getting paid off.

 

[Titanhawk2]

Trump Cancels Construction of One of America's Largest Wind Farms​

Donald Trump halted construction on what was set to be the largest wind farm in the U.S. on his first day in office.

The president stopped building work on over 100,000 acres of clean energy infrastructure at the Lava Ridge Wind Project in Idaho via an executive order on Tuesday.

Newsweek contacted the White House and developers Magic Valley Energy for more information on the order, the decision and the implications for those involved in the project via email. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) declined to comment when approached by Newsweek.
The move is part of a series of day-one promises that Trump pledged to fulfill once he was sworn in.

In his inauguration speech, Trump said that the U.S. would "drill, baby, drill," and expand oil and gas initiatives at the expense of renewable energy projects. This order, along with his removal of the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement, symbolizes Trump's move towards traditional fuel sources.

The Lava Ridge Wind Project would have been a 104,000-acre wind farm in Lava Ridge, Idaho, with over 271 turbines planned by developers Magic Valley Energy.

This would have made Lava Ridge the largest wind farm in the U.S. by area, beating out the 100,000-acre titleholder in Roscoe, Texas.

However, because of the project's scale, it was met with skepticism by local campaigners, including Republican Idaho Senator Jim Risch. In 2023, Idaho lawmakers issued a statement with concerns over how the project was being managed by the BLM.

Local campaign groups, such as the Friends of Minidoka, were concerned that the construction would impact the Minidoka National Historic Site, which was the location of an internment camp for Japanese Americans during World War II.

Trump signed the executive order, which was co-written by Risch, on Monday, with Risch saying: "By prioritizing this executive action on his first day in office, President Trump further cements his legacy as a leader in the revolution commonsense that governs by the people and for the people."

Risch said in a statement on the order: "I made a promise to Idahoans that I would not rest until the Lava Ridge Wind Project was terminated. On day one, President Donald Trump took action to keep that promise.

"Lava Ridge has been the embodiment of liberals' disregard for the voices of Idahoans and rural America. Despite intense and widespread opposition from Idaho and the Japanese American community, the previous administration remained dead set on pushing this unwanted project across the finish line."

Trump is very busy in his first week back in the Oval Office, issuing executive orders on a wide range of issues.

It isn't yet clear whether the project has been canceled altogether and whether there will be any challenges to the decision

MSN

Why is there a wind farm that the government is building? Trump didn't sign anything for the government to actually drill for oil