If Trump is re-elected, a familiar face may lead the fight against wind: RFK Jr
Former allies have reacted with dismay to Kennedy’s alliance with Trump, who routinely mocks the climate crisis
Donald Trump has hurled insults at wind energy, calling it “bullshit” and “disgusting” and, if elected US president, may turn to another staunch opponent of offshore wind turbines to help stymie the nascent industry: Robert F Kennedy Jr.
Kennedy has emerged as the leading foe of offshore wind in conservative circles and well-connected opposition groups, blaming new turbines, baselessly, for a spate of whale deaths and accusing former friends in the Democratic party of abandoning environmental ideals to the right. Allies see a perfect role for him in advising a new Trump administration crackdown on offshore wind energy.
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