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But it will hurt the competition so much more because that Tesla will come out much further ahead. Interesting. And so, in fact, Musk has made plain that he is just fine with rolling all that stuff back because, you know, if the competitors are not getting all that government help, they're really going to struggle with this transition and consumers will be forced to go to Tesla.

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This also has to do with this being sort of a signature move of the Biden administration. The Biden administration really tried to push the development of wind on public lands. They opened up all these public lands and they permitted these giant wind projects. And they sort of said, this is a good use of public land and we want to very proactively, aggressively push this expansion.

This also has to do with this being sort of a signature move of the Biden administration. The Biden administration really tried to push the development of wind on public lands. They opened up all these public lands and they permitted these giant wind projects. And they sort of said, this is a good use of public land and we want to very proactively, aggressively push this expansion.

So Trump is saying, no, we will be withdrawing those permits. We will shut down this effort to do this.

So Trump is saying, no, we will be withdrawing those permits. We will shut down this effort to do this.

Honestly, being anti-wind has been sort of a core Trumpism for a long time. He has long railed about wind. He talks about how wind turbines kill birds and cause cancer. That's not true. They don't cause cancer. I remember that. There was the wind farm that was like,

Honestly, being anti-wind has been sort of a core Trumpism for a long time. He has long railed about wind. He talks about how wind turbines kill birds and cause cancer. That's not true. They don't cause cancer. I remember that. There was the wind farm that was like,

obstructing the view i think from the trump resort in scotland and i think also like if you think about a giant wind turbine like it is such a symbol of clean energy of this broader movement and set of policy and ideological ideas that trump is just in aggressive opposition to like it's the perfect symbol right is the perfect clean energy symbol to oppose

obstructing the view i think from the trump resort in scotland and i think also like if you think about a giant wind turbine like it is such a symbol of clean energy of this broader movement and set of policy and ideological ideas that trump is just in aggressive opposition to like it's the perfect symbol right is the perfect clean energy symbol to oppose

It is. I think a lot of energy economists and historians will say what Trump is trying to do here is to realize a vision of the past. But the reality is he can't just will that into existence. I think that a lot of this vision that he has laid out quite clearly in these executive orders will be a lot harder to realize in law and policy.

It is. I think a lot of energy economists and historians will say what Trump is trying to do here is to realize a vision of the past. But the reality is he can't just will that into existence. I think that a lot of this vision that he has laid out quite clearly in these executive orders will be a lot harder to realize in law and policy.

So some of this he absolutely can do with executive authority. But a lot of it really is not the purview of the executive branch. It will only happen depending on what Congress does. And in some cases, it's really not up to the government at all. It's up to markets. But I think the thing that they really can carry out pretty soon is the withdrawing and ending of permits for wind energy.

So some of this he absolutely can do with executive authority. But a lot of it really is not the purview of the executive branch. It will only happen depending on what Congress does. And in some cases, it's really not up to the government at all. It's up to markets. But I think the thing that they really can carry out pretty soon is the withdrawing and ending of permits for wind energy.

That is fully the purview of the executive branch. That was something that the Biden administration was able to do early and very aggressively. The Trump administration can take that away. And I think it will have a significant impact as well.

That is fully the purview of the executive branch. That was something that the Biden administration was able to do early and very aggressively. The Trump administration can take that away. And I think it will have a significant impact as well.

I do think that will really slow down the growth of an industry that's really kind of just getting off its feet and starting to be close to go on its own and kind of getting kneecapped at this moment. I think it will not kill it. You know, there is growing demand. The price of wind power is low, in some cases, a third as cheap as coal power.

I do think that will really slow down the growth of an industry that's really kind of just getting off its feet and starting to be close to go on its own and kind of getting kneecapped at this moment. I think it will not kill it. You know, there is growing demand. The price of wind power is low, in some cases, a third as cheap as coal power.

But if the permitting is taken away, it will slow down its growth quite significantly.