From: AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: alt.global-warming,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Soooo Efficient!
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2025 23:14:46 -0500
Organization: AlleyCat Computing, Inc.
Thinking that country can run on breezes is worse than delusional
A two-megawatt windmill is made up of 260 tons of steel that required 300 tons of iron ore and 170 tons of coking coal, all mined,
transported and produced by hydrocarbons.
They each consume 10'000 liters (more than 2600 gallons) of crude oil based lubricants per year.
When outdated, the wind turbines are being buried deep in forests, out of public view, due to the high costs associated with
recycling them.
A windmill could spin until it falls apart and it will NEVER, EVER generate as much energy as it was used in building it.
Wind turbines Don't last forever. The metal towers can be recycled normally, but the blades, a mixture of fiberglass, wood, and
plastic, cannot. In the US, the cheapest option is to send fiberglass blades to landfills, which has caused some controversy. Just
one blade is about as long as the wingspan of a large commercial jet like a Boeing 747. And that's just on land. Offshore turbine
blades can be twice as long. By 2050, there could be more than 40 million metric tons of blade waste piling up worldwide.
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1962372644738613248/vid/avc1/720x1280/BxjIC5Mz6OEdw4Xl.mp4
=====
September:
Massive End-Of-Winter Snow Buries Australia's Resorts
Europe's "Hell Summer" Never Arrived
U.S. To Hold Cold For Weeks
Norway's Hydro Shortfall Puts Britain At Risk
Snow Piles Up In The Australian Alps, Even The Capitals
Reinforcing Cold Front To Extend U.S. Chill
Global Wildfire Area Down 30% Since 2002
More Record Lows Sweep U.S.
Canadian Arctic Slips Straight Into Winter
Summer Frosts Grip Europe's Lower Elevations
Record Cold Slovakia, Hungary's Lowest-Ever Summer Temp
Climate Central Caught Hiding Data
Perth's Coldest Day In 50 Years
Antarctica At -105.9F
Snow Closes Khardung-La
OK With Record Summer Cold
Germany Breaks Historic Cold Records As The Gas Tanks Run Dry
Early U.S. Cold To Impact 200 Million
Summer Snow In The Carpathians
Australia Forecast 3 Feet
Andes Hammered: Five Feet of Snow in Five Days at Valle Nevado