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The man behind the fall of US offshore wind

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David Stevenson has solar on his roof and drives a hybrid. How did he become the leader of the movement that helped Trump crush offshore wind farms?
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    Turns out birds are smart enough to understand that the blades can kill them. So they avoid flying into them.

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      Somewhat. It is possible to have poor siting, which people found out after deploying the first wind farms.

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      Too bad they are confused by windows :(

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        To be fair, if can’t fly through why see through? Is a pretty rational bird-take

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