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Burgum signs order scaling back renewables over inefficient energy production
« on: August 28, 2025, 07:57:27 am »
Burgum signs order scaling back renewables over inefficient energy production
08/06/2025 / By Ramon Tomey



Interior Secretary Doug Burgum signed an order restricting large-scale wind and solar projects on federal lands, prioritizing energy sources with higher “capacity density” (e.g., nuclear, fossil fuels) over sprawling renewable installations.

Burgum criticized renewables as inefficient land use, favoring compact energy sources like nuclear (which produce thousands of times more energy per acre) and aligning with Trump’s “U.S. energy dominance” agenda.

 The order threatens 35 solar and three wind projects awaiting federal permits, including approved ventures like Nevada’s Rough Hat Clark Solar Project, potentially undermining Biden-era climate policies.

Opponents called the move politically motivated, arguing it favors fossil fuels despite minimal coal/gas use on federal lands. Critics highlighted lost job opportunities and contested claims that renewables threaten grid reliability.

The order reflects a split between Trump’s push for deregulation/fossil fuels and Biden’s renewables-focused climate agenda, with legal challenges likely looming over the policy’s future.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has signed an order scaling back renewable energy projects, citing their minuscule energy production and inefficient use of land.

https://www.climate.news/2025-08-06-burgum-signs-order-scaling-back-renewable-energy.html
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Re: Burgum signs order scaling back renewables over inefficient energy production
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2025, 08:15:28 am »
I could be wrong, but seem to recall reading many years ago that we could be burning trash (cleanly), as we currently burn coal, to produce electricity. It would mean less stuff dumped in landfills, which sounds like a good thing.
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Re: Burgum signs order scaling back renewables over inefficient energy production
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2025, 08:35:46 am »
Opponents called the move politically motivated, arguing it favors fossil fuels despite minimal coal/gas use on federal lands. Critics highlighted lost job opportunities and contested claims that renewables threaten grid reliability.

The political motivation was approving these inefficient monstrosities in the first place.

Why use Chinese-made energy production when we have an abundance of energy here at home ripe for the pickings?
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Re: Burgum signs order scaling back renewables over inefficient energy production
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2025, 06:26:13 pm »
Minimal coal/oil/gas use on federal lands? Who quit issuing permits?
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Re: Burgum signs order scaling back renewables over inefficient energy production
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2025, 06:51:04 pm »
Approval of the projects was political.

The termination of the projects is economical.
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