Chris Moyer, founder and president of Echo Communications Advisors, was quoted in Recharge News shortly after a poll found that support for offshore wind plummeted over the past two years.
Recharge News: Now even Democrats are losing zeal for offshore wind, AP poll shows
By Tim Ferry
June 25, 2025
A poll released this week by the Associated Press (AP) and the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Centre (NORC) found that support for offshore wind plummeted over the past three years.
The drop was seen chiefly among Democratic voters, indicating that fossil fuel-generated misinformation weaponised by the Trump Administration is impacting even his political opponents.
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Chris Moyer, head of political consultancy Echo Communications said that on the poll numbers, that strategy has failed, with existential risk for the industry.
“Choosing to stay silent is choosing to forfeit. That’s letting opponents define the narrative,” he said in a memo. “If the industry loses public support, members of Congress and other elected officials will follow. That means projects won’t get approved and more companies may go out of business,” he added.
Instead, “the wind industry should stop being paralyzed by fear and start going on offense,” Moyer said. “There’s real opportunity — right now — to launch a sustained campaign that highlights the economic, environmental, and energy security benefits of wind,” he added.
Whether the sector will take this advice — or if it even sees a problem in public support — remains an open question.
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