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hunter

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5. I'm saying exactly that.

Reply to CentralMass (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 26, 2024, 12:51 PM

Jul 2024

Like most wind projects these will serve mostly as greenwash for the fossil fuel industry, especially the natural gas industry.

The wind energy industry isn't economically viable without fossil fuels and the gas industry knows that.

I write about this issue frequently here and post some of it in my journal.

Here's one of my recent posts:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1127173952

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See What Wind Turbine Assembly Would Look Like on Humboldt Bay, Courtesy of This Presentation From the Harbor District [View all] PufPuf23 Jul 2024 OP

Looks fine to me. Windmills always look cool to me- the old Dutch ones or these new ones. The old prairie ones too. Blues Heron Jul 2024 #1

We had to trash the world in order to save it! hunter Jul 2024 #2

What ? Are you saying that offshore wind is going to prolong our dependency on oil ? CentralMass Jul 2024 #3

I'm saying exactly that. hunter Jul 2024 #5

Wind turbines are prettier than oil derricks Auggie Jul 2024 #4