Letters for June 1: U.S. lags further behind in renewable energy

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Climate change The science of climate change is irrefutable. The U.S. military has consistently considered climate change a national security risk since 1998. We will suffer the effects of extreme weather events and sea level rise. Despite that reality, President Donald Trump subsidized petroleum $80 billion and archaic coal power plants $625 million. Trump wasted $2 billion paying companies not to build wind power projects. Trump’s tariffs and temporary delay of Virginia’s nearly-completed offshore wind project caused costs to rise to $11.5 billion. The increase may trickle down to Dominion customers. Meanwhile, China is investing heavily in solar and wind…

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