U.S. Offshore Wind Industry Is ‘Coming to Life’
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tldr; The Biden administration approved Wednesday a wind company’s controversial plan to raise nearly 100 turbines off the coast of Atlantic City, N.J.
Ridiculous that the only legitimate complaint against this is that it is an "eye sore." A small sacrifice for a massive gain. Additionally, I think they look really cool.
I also think they look cool. I’ve tried to understand the eye sore complaint, but I can’t get past their disregard for the need of renewable energy. Electricity has to come from somewhere, and I swear people think it’s just magic.