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Environment & Energy

NNadir

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1. This has been known for some time. The wind industry is...

Reply to NickB79 (Original post)

Wed May 7, 2025, 11:11 AM

May 7

...useless in dealing with extreme global heating. How do I know? It soaked up trillions of dollars the only result being that things are getting worse faster.

I generally appeal to the 2nd law of thermodynamics when confronting hydrogen fools and battery fools, but the first law is operable here.

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'Wind theft': The mysterious effect plaguing wind farms [View all] NickB79 May 7 OP

This has been known for some time. The wind industry is... NNadir May 7 #1

Let alone that hurricanes are a part of a system earth uses to moderate heat. marble falls May 7 #7

i heard bill nye say mopinko May 7 #2

The functional idiot, Stanford professor Mark Z Jacobsen... NNadir May 7 #3

This was known in the 1930's drought with the development of farm tree shelter belts. SharonAnn May 7 #4

Ironically, most shelterbelts have been since been cleared NickB79 May 7 #5

Good point, seldom noted. The water mine is definitely subject to depletion. NNadir May 7 #8

Cool! 2naSalit May 7 #6