Biden Administration Seeks to Expand Wind Farms in Coastal Waters - WSJ

The U.S. is aiming by 2025 to lease up to seven tracts for wind farms in coastal waters between Maine and the Carolinas on the Atlantic Coast, off California and Oregon along the Pacific Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico, Interior Department Secretary Deb Haaland said.

I get the idea of harnessing wind for energy.

But do we have to build these ugly farms so close to shore? We control waters up to 12 miles from the coastline, and “unlimited visibility” is 10 miles. Can we just build them all out there?

There’s something to be said for the loss of natural beauty.

“Harnessing America’s offshore wind resources will create tens of thousands of highly skilled jobs, revitalize coastal communities, and deliver vast amounts of reliable clean energy”

We’ve heard this hyperbole before. Then again, what’s realistic polls worse.