Donald Trump’s ruthless war on renewables is being met with heavy resistance, as American interest in homegrown, clean energy continues to surge.
The POTUS declared a National Energy Emergency last year to dramatically increase domestic fossil fuel production and pursue his aggressive “drill, baby, drill” initiatives.
In February, Trump signed an executive order directing the US defence department to buy more electricity generated by coal – which is considered the dirtiest, most polluting way of producing energy.
At the same time, the President has been using his public appearances to snub – or make false claims – about renewable energy. At the World Economic Forum in Davos in January, Trump claimed that China makes “almost all” of the world’s turbines – only to “sell them to stupid people”.
He added that China doesn’t use wind energy for itself, despite the country boasting the world’s largest wind farm which is visible from space.
