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A citizens group calling itself Citizens for Responsible Energy is suing to halt the siting of row of 612-foot-tall wind turbines on top of mountains in Botetourt County, Virginia.

Citizens of coastal communities are organizing in an effort to block large scale offshore wind projects being pushed by the Biden administration off the United States coast, arguing they are economically inefficient and harm the environment.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 52 into law, allowing county commissioners to reject or place limits on the siting of specific wind or solar industrial developments.

The administration of President Joe Biden announced final approval for the Vineyard Wind project, which plans to install up to 84 giant turbines about 12 nautical miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, a project that will devastate the fisheries, according to the fishing industry.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's energy policies are costing the state dollars and jobs, and contributing to environmental harm. They are also contributing to Newsom's unpopularity, which could cost him his job in the forthcoming recall election.

The government should not prop up any energy source, and should instead allow competitive markets to meet America’s energy needs. However well intentioned, tax subsidies look more like corporate welfare for politically connected industries, and much less effective at spurring a dominant, world-class energy sector.

The Gulf offshore oil and natural gas industry is an economic engine for our nation contributing $5 billion to 8 billion per year to the federal treasury. In fact, Gulf oil and gas revenues fund 60 percent of total federal energy revenue.

Illinois Clean Energy Jobs Act would increase energy costs in the state by forcing state utilities to produce 45 percent of their electricity generated from “renewable” sources by 2030 and 100 percent by 2050.

President Joe Biden's energy proposals and cabinet picks promise to lead us down the road to persistent California like energy shortages, and prosecutions for "climate crimes."

Bowing to political pressure, the Ohio Power Siting Board removed seasonal restrictions it had put in place in May on the nighttime operation of a proposed offshore industrial wind facility.