{
  "id": 615383,
  "title": "Trump's antipathy to wind energy is lose-lose-lose",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trumps-antipathy-to-wind-energy-is-lose-lose-lose",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T00:47:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/20260812/trumps-antipathy-to-wind-energy-is-lose-lose-lose"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump's disdain for offshore wind energy has proven to be a costly and misguided approach for the United States government. The administration has been forced to cough up millions of dollars to companies that had invested in canceled projects, all in an effort to prevent the development of these wind farms. In a particularly egregious move, the Trump administration agreed to pay German energy firm RWE $1.22 billion to halt the progress of offshore wind projects, including one set to be built in New York. This has pushed the total amount that Trump's administration has committed to opposing wind energy to around $4 billion. It's worth noting that Trump's decisions in this regard have been characterized as immoral, dangerous, authoritarian, and corrupt, but few have been as blatantly foolish as this one. Had Trump simply stepped aside and allowed these wind projects to proceed, it could have resulted in job creation and bolstered the nation's energy independence, particularly important given the current context.",
  "summary": "President Donald Trump’s weird hatred of offshore wind energy is costing a lot as Uncle Sam has to pay off the companies which had invested in the canceled projects. For the fifth time now, the Trump administration has agreed to pay an energy firm a huge sum of money, not for building something, but in fact for not building it. The German firm RWE announced that it would receive $1.22 billion to…",
  "key_points": [
    "Trump opposes offshore wind energy, costing millions",
    "Trump pays RWE $1.22 billion to stop NY projects",
    "Administration's anti-wind stance criticized as foolish"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The Trump administration's opposition to wind energy has resulted in billions of dollars in payouts to halt projects, forgoing potential job creation and energy independence benefits for the US.",
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/615383.png",
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Trump's antipathy to wind energy is lose-lose-lose",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trumps-antipathy-to-wind-energy-is-lose-lose-lose-616228",
        "published": "2026-08-12T01:02:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}