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Court orders restart of all US offshore wind power construction

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Re: Court orders restart of all US offshore wind power construction

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Post by defrost »

anonymousDan wrote: post #27
defrost wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From an attack PoV that's hundreds of square miles to destroy or disable many structures Vs taking out a single target. ie. They can nibble a bit at an array before you're onto them Vs everything gets thrown at a point source target.

What about some kind of mass underwater drone attack? Feels like it might be feasible in the not too distant future...

Say that it is .. it's still hard to near simultaneously take out all wind generators than to mass swarm (with a smaller number) a single platform, well head grouping, or onshore processing facility.

Recall the context - a field of many wind generators Vs one or two platforms in order to "take down" a state's power grid.

Ropes are strong because of many strands.

Re: Court orders restart of all US offshore wind power construction

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Post by aaronbrethorst »

petcat wrote: post #24

3 more years. I don't know who the Dems can elect to go against JD Vance, maybe Tim Walz, but they need somebody.

There'll be a ton of people running, any of which I think would be highly competitive against Vance: Walz, Pritzker, Newsom, Chris Murphy, Harris, Josh Shapiro, etc.

But I think Mark Kelly is likely to be a top-tier candidate from the jump. He's not my favorite of the bunch, necessarily, but I'd consider putting money on him being the Democratic nominee in 2028.

Re: Court orders restart of all US offshore wind power construction

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Post by monero-xmr »

Rapzid wrote: post #16
sandworm101 wrote: post #14

I am all for green energy, but these windfarms were designed years ago. Since then, solar has progressed in leaps whereas wind has not. Im not so sure that fighting the olds over wind farms is the fight worth winning. Let them cancel the wind farms if that means a free hand to develop solar.

Whether or not these wind farms are economically viable sounds like something for the companies building them to work out.

They are 100% not viable without tax dollars

Re: Court orders restart of all US offshore wind power construction

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Post by Waterluvian »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #25
softwaredoug wrote: post #12

If these projects ultimately end up canceled they’ll be the largest “mostly done” infrastructure projects to be cancelled. A huge waste. And a monument to US incompetency.

Well, judicial checks and balances should protect them until regime change, which is coming.

I dunno. The Americans stuck their hand in a blender for four years and then four years later needed to try it again. Alas, Stumpy McNubs remains long on limbs but short on memory.

Re: Court orders restart of all US offshore wind power construction

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Post by actionfromafar »

petcat wrote: post #24

3 more years. I don't know who the Dems can elect to go against JD Vance, maybe Tim Walz, but they need somebody.

A wet towel could go against JD Vance, but what if Vance shutters polling stations in blue districts? Because "terrorism".

Re: Court orders restart of all US offshore wind power construction

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Post by actionfromafar »

Waterluvian wrote: post #36
toomuchtodo wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, judicial checks and balances should protect them until regime change, which is coming.

I dunno. The Americans stuck their hand in a blender for four years and then four years later needed to try it again. Alas, Stumpy McNubs remains long on limbs but short on memory.

Don't look into laser with remaining eye! (Unless it's really shiny, and red?)

Re: Court orders restart of all US offshore wind power construction

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Post by Waterluvian »

actionfromafar wrote: post #38
Waterluvian wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I dunno. The Americans stuck their hand in a blender for four years and then four years later needed to try it again. Alas, Stumpy McNubs remains long on limbs but short on memory.

Don't look into laser with remaining eye! (Unless it's really shiny, and red?)

Science demands rigour and repeatability.

Re: Court orders restart of all US offshore wind power construction

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Post by malfist »

sandworm101 wrote: post #14

I am all for green energy, but these windfarms were designed years ago. Since then, solar has progressed in leaps whereas wind has not. Im not so sure that fighting the olds over wind farms is the fight worth winning. Let them cancel the wind farms if that means a free hand to develop solar.

You don't appear to be "all for green energy" if you want to prohibit some forms of green energy. In fact that appears to be the stance of someone who opposes green energy
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