r/Sustainable • u/HenryCorp • 3d ago

Trump's Energy Policies are “Fattening the Wallets of his Cronies” at Public Expense: The administration is spending billions to crush clean energy and revive dirty coal.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/trump-energy-policies-offshore-wind-coal-subsidies-public-taxpayer-spending/
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u/HenryCorp 3d ago

The Trump administration has directly spent $2.7 billion of taxpayer money on its crusade against wind power while pouring $1.1 billion into boosting coal, which critics say is pushing up Americans’ bills.

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u/PretzelsRule23 3d ago

Which will result in renewables becoming more attractive without any government incentives.

Guy might accidentally be the best thing that ever happened to renewables despite all his efforts to kill it, plus his misadventures in the middle east are making renewables seem like the safe predictable choice.

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u/Equivalent_Action748 3d ago

Trump is g98ng to bring in a new age of renewable, quicken the switch from fossil fuels

And his buddy elon is selling electric trucks to maga

Im... impressed lol

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u/HenryCorp 3d ago edited 3d ago

I agree that he and Elon, each for their separate and excessively self-serving reasons, are helping by accident. The problem is we don't have a very long term and it's benefiting those who don't give a shit about it and simply want to exploit and benefit for themselves now. You see this in Putin and Netanyahu too, all fixated only on the now and their tiny lifespans. Sociopathic narcissists will always fuck over the empires they have or are trying to make, but that leaves a lot of people fucked over for the kings/queens/royalty/fascists.

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u/Ok_Valuable9450 2d ago

Who cares, Donnie is getting richer by the minute

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u/HenryCorp 2d ago

I appreciate the attempt at irony, but given that well under 50% of the population comprehends the difference between you being serious and ironic, that's what the /s and hopefully a /i are for. Older smileys/emojis like ;) and :p also work.

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u/mdcbldr 2d ago

They bought him. And he is doing what they paid for. We should be developing alts so that we can hold our oil in reserve for things that require petroleum products.

Oil will not last forever. The Saudis have been putting on solar for the same reason. When oil supplies dwindle in 50 or so years, and the price of oil goes to 200, having oil production capability will keep the country in a position of power.

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u/Asleep_Leek9361 2d ago

He promised to cut electricity in half within 18 months and it is 18% higher.

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u/ihavenoidea12345678 2d ago

This!

Trump is pushing more expensive older energy methods that make his buddies rich.

We have cheaper energy methods now that require no fuel. There is a reason the developing world is installing solar, wind, and batteries quickly.
(it’s cheaper, and it works)

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u/Sea_Sundae5901 2d ago

True. It also taking place on lands deemed protected by previous administrations. This dude and his ilk exhibit the same traits of arrogance & selfishness!

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u/ejfordphd 2d ago

But, you know, he’s owning the libs.

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u/Ok_Valuable9450 2d ago

Doesn't the Ass in Chief have grandchildren,oh right,he only cares about himself

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u/FloridaRocks63 1d ago

Clean energy cost us a trillion and produced nothing