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Very happy to see Trump’s illegal block on wind farm development thrown out by a judge, along with the Orwellian justification given for it—a classic inversion of the truth. Every accusation is a confession, etc. (“The government argued that the states’ claims amount to nothing more than a policy disagreement over preferences for wind versus fossil fuel energy development that is outside the federal court’s jurisdiction.”)

Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy
A federal judge has struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt virtually all leasing of wind farms on federal lands and waters was “arbitrary and capricious” and violates U.S. law. Judge Patti Saris of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order. Saris ruled in favor of a coalition of state attorneys general from 17 states and Washington, D.C., led by New York's attor…

#Helen (the energy company of #Helsinki) in 2024 has installed a 148 MW wind power plant.
https://www.helen.fi/en/n…

Yeah for wind farms! We need as many as possible as soon as possible.
#climateChange

Judge Revives Wind Farm That Trump Halted Off Martha's Vineyard (Maxine Joselow/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/climate/judge-offshore-wind-vineyard-massachusetts.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260127/p159#a260127p159

"Every component of my life was attacked:" How wind farm misinformation tore community apart.
#windenergie #misinformatie

Wind farm curtailment: https://www.theferret.scot/why-are-scottish-wind-farms-paid-billions-to-switch-off/

ArcelorMittal is betting big on India's clean energy future with $900M in new projects.
The steel giant is building a 250MW wind farm, 300MW solar facility, and massive battery storage in Gujarat—cutting 1.59 million tons of CO2 annually. Combined with projects in Brazil and Argentina, they're adding 3.3GW of renewable capacity.

ArcelorMittal announces $900m renewable energy projects in India
ArcelorMittal has unveiled three new renewable energy projects with a combined nominal solar and wind capacity of 1 gigawatt (GW) in India, representing an total expenditure of about $900m.

"Trump claims China doesn’t use wind power - but the world’s largest wind farm is there"
#China #Energy #US #USA…

Trump ‘can’t find’ any wind farms in China. Is he looking hard enough?
Trump used the WEF in Davos to double-down on his attacks against renewable energy. But was anything he said accurate?

Nearly a million chickens packed the barns at Howe’s Hens last Christmas Eve when the first of them tested positive for bird flu.
The deadly virus spreads so fast that even if only one hen is infected,
farmers are legally obligated to kill all of the others.
Massive mounds of carcasses soon appeared outside the Ohio egg farm, covered in compost. 
The slaughter wasn’t enough.
The virus tore through industrial barns in Darke County
and moved on through one …

What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.

Review of the cost structure for connecting generators to the grid really is long overdue.
Instead of charging Scottish generators more to connect to the grid, the UK government should be investing to increase energy storage to make the most of our renewable generation capacity.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/new…

Plans for huge wind farm paused over 'unfair' grid charges
A developer warns that a development will not be built unless "unfair" transmission charges are overhauled.

"Trump officials halt offshore wind-farm projects over ‘national security risks’"
#US #USA #America #WindTurbines

This week, public power is stepping up.
Great British Energy is targeting 15 GW of wind, solar and storage by 2030. New York's NYPA is building 5.5 GW of renewables. Bolivia launched its first Indigenous protected area with forest monitoring. Tennessee turned a former farm into Middle Fork Bottoms State Park, reconnecting floodplains to reduce flooding.
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"Green light for 1GW wind farm as Ministers promise to ‘unlock’ 19GW more"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Renewables #Energy

"Scottish Power supercharges Scotland’s first wind farm"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Scotland #WindTurbines