Where Trump sees big 'ugly' windmills, Canada sees opportunity
Is Trump winning his war on wind? Wind companies are pulling back or looking north to Canada
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"There are windmills all over the place, and they are losers," Donald Trump announced to global leaders last month at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
"They're a joke, they don't work," Trump told the United Nations General Assembly last September, doubling down on his declaration on Day 1 of his second term: "We're not going to do the wind thing."
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His attacks on wind power have soured investors and builders in the U.S. offshore wind industry. But where Trump sees big "ugly" windmills, Canada sees opportunity.
"There's a lot of eyes on Nova Scotia right now," said the province's premier, Tim Houston, who says offshore Atlantic Canada is one of the best locations in the world for large-scale wind power.
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"I’m sad to say but Canada has a big opportunity because of the stain the Trump administration has left" on wind power, Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse recently told CBC News.
"Our loss will be Canada’s gain."
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