There is no evidence that wind farms cause cancer. As recently as last year, the federal government declared there was no known link between large-scale whale deaths and offshore wind. Turbine blades whipping through the air do kill birds, as do buildings with glass facades. As for the aesthetic merits of turbines, it’s a matter of debate.

An order to stop work on the Revolution Wind project off Rhode Island further rattled the beleaguered Danish company.

Pedersen and Soren Jeppesen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Shares in Orsted plunged 17% on Monday after the U.S. halted the Danish company's Revolution Wind project off Rhode Island amid President Donald Trump’s pushback on renewable energy investments.