[SkyDancer]

They want to build them out of, umm, nope, can’t use that, or that, or that, or that, or ......

[Balding_Eagle]

Not to worry, we’ll be ‘mining’ the windmills for their metals before too long.

[SteveH]

It all makes sense if you are a snowflake and have lived the majority of your life stoned, lol...

[digger48]

Let’s not forget the composite blades that cannot be disposed of in an environmentally safe way when they break or the turbine is de-commissioned.

[Blood of Tyrants]

They think the materials for wind turbines comes from rainbows and unicorn farts.

[llevrok]

I am a photographer. In the last 10 years, once pristine wide open spaces have been ruined by acres of these eye sores.

In my state (WA), wheat farmers have had land taken by eminent domain for these sites.

And the energy output is not what was anticipated so more wind farms are planned.

[henkster]

There is a large windfarm up north of us. My son the engineer says it’s actually a “battery farm.” They are batteries, slowly releasing back into the grid the energy it took to make them.

[oldtech]

So who says we wanted wind turbines? I didn’t realize the situation with the extra copper needed,so it looks like a worse deal all the time.

[Wuli]

Upon this information the “renewables” crowd should be reconsidering how their desires don’t quite mesh with reality. They won’t. That would spoil their fantasy that THEY are doing the “right” thing.

[dila813]

One of these days we are going to have to recycle all of these beasts when they figure out they are worth more as scrap than producing electricity.

[houeto]

...but the people who champion renewable energy, but oppose copper mining in Minnesota should have to reconcile the inherent contradictions in their positions.

It is impossible to reconcile liberals' 'feelings' with logic. I know, I wasted keystrokes because all of us are fully aware of that fact. I guess the author doesn't know yet.

[ridesthemiles]

Isn’t one of the major story lines in “Atlas Shrugged” about the closure of copper mines??

[Elsie]

... should have to reconcile the inherent contradictions in their positions.

Yeah; sure.

They use the ALGORE model; I think.

[editor-surveyor]

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Every politically correct thought is rife with contradictions.

[4Liberty]