In late December, Trump abruptly halted five offshore wind farms on the East Coast that were set to power more than 2.5 million homes and businesses. Meanwhile, he also forced obsolete and dirty coal plants to stay open against the wishes of both the operators and local residents and making us foot the bill at the cost of millions of dollars a day. Make no mistake: Trump is trying to ban clean energy in order to enrich his Big Oil friends and settle his own petty grievances, even if it means ord

10K views · 423 reactions | Here’s how wind turbines work: wind turns the blades around a shaft inside the turbine, which spins a generator. Energy then travels through cables under the seabed and connects to an offshore substation, and then to a power station on land. https://cbsn.ws/3TekJzK | 60 Minutes | Facebook

4K views · 47 reactions | In a historic milestone, a utility-scale offshore wind farm has successfully produced power in New York and could soon send power to tens of thousands of homes. While the industry is experiencing rapid growth, it also faces various challenges. | CBS Evening News | Facebook