From: -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com>
Newsgroups: can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
Subject: Re: "Bat poop crazy"
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:27:58 -0400
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 7/28/25 13:51, pothead wrote:
> On 2025-07-28, -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote:
>> On 7/27/25 21:28, pothead wrote:
>>> ...
>>> Also the blades are very expensive to dispose of.
>>
>> IIRC, a Dutch company has announced a new material to make blades out of
>> instead of fiberglass, which makes them nearly 100% recyclable.
>>
> Leave it to the Dutch.
> They do seem to come up with some unique solutions.
> This will help.
It shows that the USA isn't the technology innovation leader here.
>>> And during hurricanes, which we do get on occaison, they fall apart.
>>> Plus they look ugly.
>>
>> There's a lot more hurricanes down in the Gulf of Mexico, where there's
>> literal fields of far uglier (& dirtier) oil wells.
>
>
> I don't see oil wells from my window or when boating.
Are there oil fields out your window to be relevant? /s
> If energy companies want to implement wind turbines, install them
> in the middle of nowhere.
The South Fork Wind Farm is 16 miles offshore, and an average day's
littoral visibility is just 12 miles = out of sight range.
> Same for solar panels which can be incorporated into the architecture so
> less of an eyesore.
Because oil wells aren't just as unsightly? While also being
significantly worse environmentally too (how many abandoned wells are
uncapped & still polluting?)
> Again, let the market decide.
The Market already is; Texas is a good example in particular:
"This year through June, solar and wind have generated 40.2% of the
electricity demand in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
grid region"
<https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/07/22/solar-wind-and-storage-reliably-power-texas-grid-during-unexpected-coal-shutdown/>
-hh