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Resources needed for gas vs wind power100× more iron ore, 25× more concrete, 10× more specialty metals and minerals, 900 tonnes nonrecyclable plastics, 10 square miles of land for wind turbines versus natural gas - graphic from Blackrock Energy and Resources Income Trust, Half Yearly Financial Report, 31 May 2022 - based on data from The Hard Math of Minerals by Mark P. Mills, Issues in Science and Technology, January 27, 2022Jan 23, 2023
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Wind turbine hub: oily dirt and missing nose coneVestas 1.65-megawatt wind turbine, missing its nose cone, at Portland General Electric’s Biglow Canyon wind farm in Wasco County, Oregon, 2022 - Photographer: Dave Killen/The OregonianJan 23, 2023
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Akita Prefecture, JapanWind turbines line a major road in Akita Prefecture, Japan - photo from Yomiuri ShimbunJan 23, 2023
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Fire, Mendota, IllinoisWind turbine burns near Mendota, Illinois, January 6, 2023 - photo by Elena FouckJan 11, 2023
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Tower sections on trailersTower sections on trailers
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Example of drying process by wind turbine wakesExample of drying process by wind turbine wakes
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Wind energy production below the average of 16.4% of capacity about 65% of the timeWind energy production below the average of 16.4% of capacity about 65% of the time
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How A-weighted sound measurement ignores low frequenciesHow A-weighted sound measurement ignores low frequencies
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Chatham-Kent, OntarioChatham-Kent, Ontario
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Turbine tower collapseTurbine tower collapse
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Horizon’s 11,000-acre Rail Splitter facility, IllinoisHorizon’s 11,000-acre Rail Splitter facility, Illinois
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Turbine destroyed by fire near Garner, Iowa, Oct. 10, 2007Turbine destroyed by fire near Garner, Iowa, Oct. 10, 2007
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