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And his administration is putting taxpayer money where his mouth is, paying companies billions of dollars to NOT build them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On today\u2019s show, Trump\u2019s plan to squelch wind farms with the public purse.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fact checking by Tyler Jones.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wind boom, wind bust (Two Windicators)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sign up for The Indicator\u2019s brand new newsletter\u00a0<br \/>\u2014 Find our socials, YouTube and more! <br \/>\u2014 For sponsor-free episodes, subscribe to NPR+ <\/p>\n<p>Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show\u2019s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=7871\">Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump is no fan of wind farms. 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