
The Latest Culture War Starts With Whales: The right wing and fossil fuel companies have funded a backlash to wind energy in New Jersey. Is it about to go nationwide?
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The Latest Culture War Starts With Whales: The right wing and fossil fuel companies have funded a backlash to wind energy in New Jersey. Is it about to go nationwide?
by thenewrepublic
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In the past two years, opposition to offshore wind in places like New Jersey has been juiced up by Republicans as well as fossil-fueled groups outside the state, pointing to a spate of mysterious whale deaths as evidence of turbines’ supposed danger.
[https://youtu.be/G_Q7z6pdGY0](https://youtu.be/G_Q7z6pdGY0)
Here is a video from an actual marine biologist on the matter. (Hint: offshore windfarms are not the problem.)