US strikes $1.2B deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects

> Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in a statement posted on X that Americans deserve an energy system built on common sense and not one dependent on "costly subsidies".

I agree. This is why we are building offshore wind and not subsidizing fossil fuels, right?

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Post by ssl-3 » Fri, Aug 07, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC

Please always vote.

Thank you. :)

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Post by xkcd1963 » Fri, Aug 07, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC

And here I'm saying again NAFO peps live in a bubble

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Post by redsocksfan45 » Fri, Aug 07, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC

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Post by inigyou » Fri, Aug 07, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC

Can I also threaten to build an offshore wind project if they don't pay me $1.2 billion?

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Post by hooo » Fri, Aug 07, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC

We need more energy. We should be doing this, gas, nuclear, solar. Not either or.

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Post by iammjm » Fri, Aug 07, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC

xkcd1963 wrote: post #6

And here I'm saying again NAFO peps live in a bubble

What does NAFO have to do with anything here?