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Trump Casts Chill Over US Wind Energy Sector

Windmills make up about 10 percent of US energy production, with the largest output in the Republican-led states of Texas, Iowa and Oklahoma (Credit: AFP)

Donald Trump has long ranted against wind energy -- claiming turbines are unsightly, dangerous to wildlife and too expensive -- with him threatening to upend decades of industry progress just a few hours after resuming power.

"We're not going to do the wind thing," Trump said Monday as he returned to the Oval Office for the first time in four years as commander-in-chief.

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