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Wieringermeer wind energy facility, The NetherlandsWieringermeer wind energy facility, The Netherlands’ largest. Now called Princess Ariane Wind Farm. All of the power nominally goes to a single Microsoft data center. Photo by Rixt de Boer (who had to move away because of the noise)Mar 12, 2023
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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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Heavy-duty road cut through forested mountain ridge for 15-turbine (30 MW) wind energy facilityHeavy-duty road cut through forested mountain ridge for 15-turbine (30 MW) wind energy facility
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Graveyard of broken wind turbine blades near Roscoe, TexasGraveyard of broken wind turbine blades near Roscoe, Texas
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Daniel and Carolyn d’Entremont of Nova Scotia set up at an information table at the mallDaniel and Carolyn d’Entremont of Nova Scotia set up at an information table at the mall
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Repower MM82Repower MM82
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Substation for Parque Eolico TalinaySubstation for Parque Eolico Talinay
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Wind power refugeesWind power refugees
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Wind turbines around prison, Chateaugay, New YorkWind turbines around prison, Chateaugay, New York
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Swindle design by Keith Blanchard, U.K.Swindle design by Keith Blanchard, U.K.
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