President Donald Trump made good on his promise to put America — and common sense — first. His recent executive order repealed the Biden-era subsidies for wind, solar, and other so-called “green” energy projects, leveling the playing field for real, reliable energy production.
Unfortunately, the State Board of Land Commissioners — chaired by none other than Governor Mark Gordon — voted to greenlight two massive wind energy projects in Converse and Niobrara Counties, aimed at producing “green” jet fuel for people flying out of Denver.
While President Trump is cutting the cord on taxpayer-funded energy scams, our own state is rolling out the red carpet for them.
These wind projects aren’t designed to help Wyoming families heat their homes or power their agricultural operations. They’re being built to feed a luxury “sustainable aviation fuel” market —one that exists only because of federal subsidies that are now being stripped away.
So why would Wyoming leaders approve these projects, knowing full well that the Trump Administration is pulling the rug out from under their funding model?
Why would we scar our landscapes, disrupt wildlife, and lease away our state lands for the sake of green vanity projects that serve urban elites a state away?
Wyoming is not a testing ground for climate experiments. We’re not here to prop up Denver’s carbon-neutral dreams or help wealthy corporations cash in on federal tax schemes. Our energy policy should serve the interests of Wyomingites.
The people of Converse and Niobrara Counties deserve better.
As President Trump rightly reminds us, America doesn’t need more taxpayer-funded energy schemes.
We need real energy — produced by real workers, in real places, with real results. Wyoming has it. We’ve always had it. And it’s time our own state government stopped undermining it.
To our state leaders: don’t chase federal scraps. Stand up for Wyoming’s core industries. Respect our land. And stop mortgaging our future to fuel someone else’s climate fantasy.
President Trump is restoring sanity to American energy policy. Wyoming should follow his lead — not stumble blindly in the opposite direction.
Rep. Tomi Strock
Strock represents House District 6 in Douglas
