Re: a supposed new mode of renewable energy generation, a representative of the “Sumner County Kansas Republican Party” writes:

No one care (sic) what power they can harvest/generate, the question is “what tax benefits are there?”

I’ll file this comment in the “cynical and stupid” category.

Let’s look at wind energy, as an example.  Here’s an article from yesterday’s New York Times: Renewable Energy Is Booming Despite Trump’s Efforts to Slow It. Trump is learning that he can cancel tax incentives for wind, but highly productive forms of clean energy are in demand nonetheless.

In 2015, wind power generated 4.7% of the total U.S. electricity, and there are places in the Midwest in which it’s common to see 70% of all electricity coming from wind.

I understand that environmental responsibility in general, and renewable energy in particular, have, for some sick reason, become political footballs, that the Republican party in general rejects climate science, and is dedicating to promoting fossil fuels, which are causing lung disease, ocean acidification, loss of biodiversity, and climate change.

The fact that there is an entire political party dedicated to accelerating disease and devastation is sad beyond words.

Wind Energy Making Real Progress, Regardless of what Trump and Cynical Republicans from Kansas Say