tonystewart1
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Really? Wind inefficient? Right now, in the US, over 48% of new generation is wind. And, in many places, it is cheaper than coal. That is even without considering the cost of coal on the health of our citizens.
You start factoring in maintenance costs and repair and things will change there.
Bullshit. Coal plants are high maintenance installations. With a high output of dangerous byproducts such as fly ash, mercury, and lead.
Then you have to clean the site up once you are done burning coal. Not only that, the mining of coal is an environmental disaster where ever and how ever it is done. A windmill is good for twenty years, then you just pull down the nacelle, and put another in it's place, while the old one is rebuilt. And the whole time, it is so clean that they grow wheat right up to the base of the towers.
Tell me how you build a windmill without steel?
And how do you make steel without coal?
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