Mastodawn

There are always signs and portents about all sorts of things, some are distant and vague, some are close and sharp

Here we have a radioactive red blaring klaxon saying "the #USA is a country in decline":

"The #Trump administration announced it will pay nearly $1 billion to French #energy giant #TotalEnergies in exchange for the company abandoning plans to build offshore #windfarms in the Atlantic Ocean and instead pursue #fossilfuel projects in the #US"

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/23/climate/trump-totalenergies-offshore-wind-cancellation

#dystopia

Trump administration will pay a French company $1 billion in taxpayer funds to not build wind farms

The Trump administration announced it will pay nearly $1 billion to French energy giant TotalEnergies in exchange for the company abandoning plans to build offshore wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean and instead pursue fossil fuel projects in the US.

CNN

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mike805 19h ago

@benroyce Why do we need the French to build wind farms or drill for oil? We can do all of the above, but we also have plenty of natural gas.

I assume there was something in the deal that says if the contract is cancelled they get compensated?

Contract never should have been signed on EITHER side. The French should have been aware that political winds change.

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txtx 🇪🇺

@mike805 @benroyce And on the other hand you'll have people argue that offshore wind is the only solution when a large solar farm is proposed.

Effectively neither is built and you're left with the status quo: more coal oil gas.