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States Sue to Prevent Loss of Wind Subsidies [semi-satire]
Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 11 May 2025 | John Semmens

Posted on 05/13/2025 10:57:59 AM PDT by John Semmens

Eighteen states are suing the Trump Administration over the President's decision to end government subsidies to the firms that supply or operate the equipment needed to capture wind energy. New York State Attorney General Letitia James pointed out that "without these subsidies the wind industry cannot survive. The power generated by harnessing the wind is not cost-effective. Consumers are not willing to pay what it costs to generate this energy for their use. By cutting the subsidies this administration is devastating one of our nation's fastest-growing sources of clean, reliable and affordable energy."

Energy Secretary Chris Wright observed that "while wind power may be relatively clean as a source of energy it is neither reliable or affordable. The real cost per kilowatt of energy produced wind is far higher than it is for energy produced by burning natural gas or clean coal. And as we all saw from the nationwide blackout under Spain's wind-driven energy system it is not very reliable. International shipping used to be wind-powered, but the unreliability of the wind led to using coal, diesel, and nuclear power to move ships across the sea. The subsidies the President is discontinuing are a waste of the taxpayers' money."

James called Wright's perspective "heartless. The fact is that folks have made investments and taken jobs based on the assumption that the subsidies would continue. Taking them away now will cause real losses for these innocent victims of Trump's crusade to reduce government waste. America is the richest nation in world history. Surely we can tolerate a little bit of waste if we believe that we are saving the environment from irreversible climate change."

In related news, the FBI and US Attorney's Office in Albany have initiated a criminal investigation into mortgage fraud claims against New York Attorney General Letitia James. The accusation is that she made false statements on loan applications to obtain lower interest rates on a couple of properties she owns. Ironically, she has done the same thing she accused Trump of doing when she prosecuted him last year and obtained a verdict imposing a fine of more than $300 million on him. At that time she said "no one is above the law." Observers wonder whether that same view will be applied to her in this case.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Humor; Politics
KEYWORDS: letitiajames; postandrun; satire; selfpromotion; trump; wright

1 posted on 05/13/2025 10:57:59 AM PDT by John Semmens
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To: John Semmens

The only way windmill tech is feasible is if you mount one in front of Jasmine Crockett’s mouth.


2 posted on 05/13/2025 10:59:19 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: John Semmens

“The power generated by harnessing the wind is not cost-effective. “

Pretty much sums it all up.


3 posted on 05/13/2025 11:03:11 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: John Semmens

Don’t spit in the wind.......


4 posted on 05/13/2025 11:04:35 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: John Semmens

No Worries!

That Wizard of Smart, Judge Boasberg, will mandate that the wind blows 24/7.


5 posted on 05/13/2025 11:10:00 AM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try)
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To: John Semmens

Put a house near a scenic national park and the tree huggers are all over your a$$.

Put up hundreds of wind turbines on the prairies, oceans and bad lands and that’s embraced. “They are so elegant!”

As is common with the left, hypocrisy rules the day.


6 posted on 05/13/2025 11:18:19 AM PDT by llevrok (Keep buggering on!)
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To: John Semmens

For a while, there has been a leftie mantra that coal in too expensive. They have to shut down coal plants, because they cannot compete with wind and solar.

Well, rabbit is out of the hat!
They made coal soo expensive by huge regulations.
They made wind and solar soo cheap because of huge subsidies.
Take away the regulations and the subsidies, and green energy is a toast!


7 posted on 05/13/2025 11:55:42 AM PDT by AZJeep (sane )
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To: John Semmens

Letitia James pointed out that “without these subsidies the wind industry cannot survive.”
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Hey Letitia, As a taxpayer and an electric ratepayer why is it my responsibility to pay extra for you to have windmills?


8 posted on 05/13/2025 12:00:04 PM PDT by nagant ( )
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To: John Semmens

James pointed out that “.... The power generated by harnessing the wind is not cost-effective......source of affordable energy.”

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She contradicts herself.


9 posted on 05/13/2025 12:51:20 PM PDT by cuz1961
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To: John Semmens

Fewer eagles and hawks will die


10 posted on 05/13/2025 1:18:51 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Schiff to GITMO)
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Eighteen states can’t make good on kickback deals Godfather makes calls?.


11 posted on 05/13/2025 1:19:34 PM PDT by Vaduz
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