US strikes $1.2B deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects(bbc.com)
782 points by defrost | 749 comments
BBC News article reporting that the US agreed to pay a German firm $1.2bn to halt its offshore wind projects.
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US and TotalEnergies reach 'nearly $1B' deal to end offshore wind projects(lemonde.fr)
386 points by lode | 297 comments
Le Monde news article reporting a nearly $1 billion US–TotalEnergies agreement to end the company's US offshore wind projects and redirect funds to fossil fuels.
Court orders restart of all US offshore wind power construction(arstechnica.com)
433 points by ck2 | 302 comments
Ars Technica article reporting that courts ordered a restart of all US offshore wind construction, putting the Trump administration's classified-justification halt on hold in five cases.
US blocks all offshore wind construction, says reason is classified(arstechnica.com)
503 points by rbanffy | 408 comments
Ars Technica article reporting that the US government halted construction on all offshore wind projects, citing classified Department of Defense concerns.
Scientist exposes anti-wind groups as oil-funded. Now they want to silence him(electrek.co)
379 points by xbmcuser | 188 comments
Electrek article about a scientist who exposed anti-wind groups as oil-funded and now faces efforts to silence him.