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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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León, Spain - access roadLeón, Spain - access road
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Extensive clearance of forest for heavy-duty roadExtensive clearance of forest for heavy-duty road
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Wind turbines around prison, Chateaugay, New YorkWind turbines around prison, Chateaugay, New York
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North Rhine–Westphalia, GermanyNorth Rhine–Westphalia, Germany
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Wind turbine in Sublette, Illinois, after burning June 23, 2015Wind turbine in Sublette, Illinois, after burning June 23, 2015
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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 Oregonian
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Low winds over 10 days show limitation of storageLow winds over 10 days show limitation of storage
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Man and rotor blade - Twin Groves Wind Farm, McLean County, IllinoisMan and rotor blade - Twin Groves Wind Farm, McLean County, Illinois
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