President-elect Donald Trump has asked New Jersey Republican Jeff Van Drew to draft an executive order to ban wind energy projects.
President-elect Donald Trump tasked a New Jersey congressman and vocal critic of offshore wind with writing an executive order he could issue to halt wind energy projectsPresident-elect Donald Trump tasked a New Jersey congressman and vocal critic of offshore wind with writing an executive order he could issue to halt wind energy projects.
“I said ‘Mr. President, we need to move on this.’ He said, ‘Yeah, we definitely do. I agree. I’m against them.’" Van Drew said."He said, ‘Write an executive order, get it to my people.’”Van Drew told The Associated Press Wednesday night that he quickly emailed a draft order to Doug Burgum, Trump's pick to be interior secretary.
Van Drew declined to show the AP the order, saying he doesn't expect Trump to use his draft verbatim, it's a template. He expects Trump to issue an offshore wind executive order within the first quarter of the year, possibly as early as his first day on the job. Van Drew said he views that as a first step toward an eventual moratorium on offshore wind development.Trump says wind turbines are horrible and expensive. He repeats unfounded claims about offshore wind threatening whales.
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