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A quick search on Google reveals that GOP legislators in at least Indiana and Wyoming are working to actively legislate against wind farms. So, it certainly has
by aaronbrethorst 9y ago
A quick search on Google reveals that GOP legislators in at least Indiana and Wyoming are working to actively legislate against wind farms. So, it certainly has precedent.
edit: and here's an article that explicitly talks about how GOP members are trying to undermine wind power generation in Texas. https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterdetwiler/2017/02/14/proposed-legislation-to-limit-wind-farms-around-military-bases-will-cost-jobs-hurt-rural-economies https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterdetwiler/2017/02/14/propos...
- supremesaboteur 9y agoThe link from that article explicitly states that it will not shut down the wind farm : http://www.dailyadvance.com/News/2017/01/25/Jones-Bill-won-t-affect-wind-farm.html?fullsize=1&item= http://www.dailyadvance.com/News/2017/01/25/Jones-Bill-won-t...
- aaronbrethorst 9y agoI used the word "undermine" for a reason. They're not prohibiting wind generation. They're making it more expensive.
- mason240 9y agoBy removing subsidies. You are making a great argument for why subsidies should never have been put in place.