A rapid federal retreat from renewables—canceling grants, halting offshore wind, and mocking solar reliability—risks handing long‑run energy and industrial leadership to China, which is scaling electricity and clean power fast. This shift could lock in technology paths, supply chains, and grid capabilities that the U.S. will struggle to catch up to.
— It reframes climate and energy policy as core national competitiveness and security strategy, not just a culture‑war fight.
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2025.10.16
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Cancellations of $7B in residential solar grants, moves to stop a near‑completed offshore wind farm, and Krugman’s projection that by 2028 the U.S. may be too far behind China to catch up.
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