Interior Department strikes deal with Duke Energy to cancel offshore wind project in Carolina Long Bay
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Jameson Dow
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The Interior Department has made an agreement with Duke Energy to cancel an offshore wind project in Carolina Long Bay, redirecting focus to natural gas development. This is part of a pattern where the department has spent over $2.5 billion stopping electricity projects amid rising American electricity demand. The article argues this represents an illegal use of taxpayer money that prioritizes expensive, dirty gas over cheaper, cleaner wind energy.
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bskyInterior Department strikes deal with Duke Energy to cancel offshore wind project in Carolina Long Bayelectrek.coKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe Interior Department has made another illegal agreement with a gas company to drop development of cheap and clean offshore wind and instead focus on dirty, expensive gas.
The Interior Department has now spent over $2.5 billion stopping electricity projects at a time when American electricity demand is spiking.
Wind is one of the cheaper forms of energy we have available to us, and also has the...
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