Its Rotting Chunks of Junk: Interior Secretary Smacks at Trump 'Wind Here to Stay'

Daniel Bush from Newsweek 7:40 PM | January 19, 2025

Outgoing Interior Secretary Deb Haaland credited the Biden administration with jump-starting the offshore wind industry in a Newsweek interview Friday — while issuing a pointed rebuke to President-elect Donald Trump's promise to halt future offshore wind projects.

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"Quite frankly, I'd like to see him try," Haaland said, adding, "that ship has sailed. I think that offshore wind is here to stay."

Trump, a vocal critic of wind energy, vowed to stop offshore wind development as a candidate in 2024 and recently said his incoming administration plans to halt both on and offshore "windmills" from getting built.

"We're going to try and have a policy where no windmills are being built," Trump told reporters at a Jan. 7 press conference from Mar-a-Lago.

Beege Welborn

What a disaster.

...As we’ve seen for years, used turbine blades, forever chemicals and tower components aren’t recyclable and end up in landfills. And when blade failures happen, the pieces of fiberglass and PVC foam debris harm wildlife in the marine environment as well as on land. Studies show that tiny bits of fiberglass, paint and resin are eroded off blades. These harmful particles end up being ingested by birds, fish and mammals—including humans when we consume products laced with these substances. 

Deb says “offshore wind is here to stay.” Fortunately for America, she’s not.

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