Trump said wind power is for ‘stupid people.’ Five days later, European countries agreed to build one of the planet’s biggest wind farms | CNN
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As President Trump tries to strangle wind projects in the US, nine European countries have signed a deal to build a vast offshore wind farm in the North Sea, the epicenter of the continent’s oil and gas industry
    • BillyClark@piefed.socialEnglish
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      12 days ago

      There’s also a huge barrier to entry in fossil fuels, since the existing industry owns the oil wells and refineries.

      Any dumb asshole can just go build a wind turbine.

      • vzqq@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        12 days ago

        There’s also a huge barrier to entry in fossil fuels, since the existing industry owns the oil wells and refineries.

        And the patents you need to license to build them.