It only takes the slightest radar interference to cause air traffic to spiral into an emergency diversion or a loss of situational awareness during critical flight phases. But over the last few decades, numerous reports have corroborated what many in the energy and national security fields have long said: Offshore wind turbines cause interference for radar systems.

Due to their large towers and moving blades reflecting electromagnetic radiation in the surrounding area, offshore wind turbines interfere with the radar systems used by the Coast Guard, Navy and Air Force to stay apprised of foreign military movement off of our coasts and just outside of U.S. airspace.

But what’s often left out of the discourse regarding the ill-advised push for a “net-zero” carbon footprint is that sweeping renewable mandates and green energy subsidies have led to safety concerns being swept under the rug and ignored as companies fill campaign coffers in order to get their turbine projects approved.

The ubiquitous development of offshore wind turbines in recent years is a multifaceted problem, with turbines disrupting our radar systems and putting air traffic in jeopardy, while the “all in” approach to renewable energy has left us increasingly economically beholden to the........

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