BY CHRISTIAN ROBLES, Political Power Switch Donald Trump’s staunch opposition to wind turbines — on the unsubstantiated grounds that they cause cancer and kill whales — is keeping offshore wind executives up at night. The fledgling industry is nervous that the former president will create a permitting nightmare should he win in November, writes Benjamin Storrow. One anonymous industry official told Benjamin a Trump victory is a “terrifying” prospect, adding, “I think anyone who is telling themselves that they’ll find a way around it is kidding themselves. ”Tonight, Trump is poised to win the lion’s share of delegates in 15 states over former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in his seemingly inevitable march to the Republican presidential nomination. And a recent poll of likely voters by The New York Times shows Trump leading President Joe Biden by 4 percentage points. The Trump campaign did not respond to Benjamin for a request for comment. But congressional Republicans have called for a moratorium on offshore wind development, and Trump has already spent years on the anti-wind bandwagon. Offshore wind’s in trouble if Trump wins (E&E News) Trump’s ‘terrifying’ threat to offshore wind (Energy News) “Trump has been quite vocal about his dislike for offshore wind,” said Mads Nipper, CEO of the Danish wind giant Ørsted, at a recent event with financial analysts. Permitting is “the biggest risk in case of a Trump administration,” he added. If you liked this post, you’ll love our daily environmental newsletter, EnviroPolitics. It’s packed daily with the latest news, commentary, and legislative updates from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware…and beyond. Don’t take our word for it, try it free for an entire month. No obligation.