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Re: Interactive Map Unveils the Mystery of Wind Turbines

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Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Interactive Map Unveils the Mystery of Wind Turbines
>> http://www.climatecentral.org/news/interactive-map-unveils-mystery-of-wind-turbines-19737
>> http://eerscmap.usgs.gov/windfarm/  (requires Flash)
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>> A new U.S. Geological Survey mapping tool, using data published
>> Tuesday in the journal Scientific Data, lifts the veil on the mystery
>> of more than 49,000 wind turbines spinning above fields and
>> mountaintops across the country. Combined, those turbines generate

The only mystery is how the government was conned into providing the
money for these worthless pieces of shit.

>> about 31 percent of all renewable energy in the U.S., or more than 61
>> gigawatts of electricity, enough to power nearly 15 million homes.

At 3 to 5 times the cost of conventional energy, and even more if
life cycle costs are concidered.

>> Renewables such as wind power are critical in a warming world because
>> they generate low carbon energy and help reduce greenhouse gas
>> emissions and America?s reliance on fossil fuels for electric power
>> generation.

They are actually a money pit that generate more CO2 in construction,
maintenance, and replacement over their lifetimes than they save.

>> As the demand for wind power grows, there?s also a growing need for
>> data about the nation?s wind farms. Scientists are studying how
>> turbines affect wildlife and radar equipment, and how wind turbine
>> wakes create microclimates.

Wind turbines are disruptive to just about everything imaginable.


-- 
Jim Pennino

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Interactive Map Unveils the Mystery of Wind Turbines Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-11-26 19:33 -0600
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