The Wind Industry Just Took A Massive Hit, I hope It's Just The Beginning

[Rightguide]

Preservationists nationwide say that wind energy is harming America’s historic sites​

A pyramid in Wyoming, lighthouses in New England, and the site where Japanese-Americans were incarcerated in World War II are some of the historic sites that are being threatened by wind development, preservationists say.

By Kevin Killough
Published: December 26, 2024 11:16pm
https://justthenews.com/politics-po...wind-energy-harming-americas-historic#article

The Bureau of Land Management earlier this month approved a 241-turbine wind farm near Twin Falls, Idaho, about a two-hour drive from Boise. From the time it was announced, the project was met with opposition from ranchers, environmentalists and Native American tribes. This managed to get the developers to shrink the size of the project down by approximately half its proposed size.

Another group of opponents in the fight against the project were historical preservations, a growing voice in the increasing opposition to the buildout of renewable energy across the U.S. The Lava Ridge Wind Project will be constructed near the Minidoka National Historic Site, where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II.

Friends of Mindoka, a nonprofit group that seeks to preserve and educate the public about the history of the site, was among the opponents of Lava Ridge. The group explains on its website that the remoteness of the concentration camp helps visitors experience the sense of isolation felt by those who were incarcerated there by Democrat President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066, signed on February 19, 1942. The wind project, they argue, will minimize “the trauma, loss, and humiliation suffered by American citizens based solely on racial discrimination.”

"Crocodile tears"​

Larry Behrens, communications director for Power the Future, a nonprofit energy advocacy group, told Just the News that the environmental left will fight against any impact on historic sites when it involves oil and gas, but they typically look the other way when it comes to renewable energy projects.

More here: https://justthenews.com/politics-po...try-say-wind-energy-harming-americas-historic

Everything the left promotes harms America.

 

[ll74]

Lol

 

[Politruk]

Fossil fuels and nuclear are better options.

Why?

 

[Politruk]

Everything the left promotes harms America.

The left has nothing to do with this. Environmentalists are not the same thing as leftists.

 

[ishtat]

Wind Power will never die so long as Right Guide remains such a productive source of 'hot air.'

 

[Politruk]

One is tempted to suspect RG of opposing wind power just because Trump does -- no other reason.

And Trump does because 1) he's in the pocket of Big Oil and 2) doesn't like windmills near his golf courses -- no other reason.

 

[JohnEngelman]

I think wind turbines look pretty.

 

[Rightguide]

The left has nothing to do with this. Environmentalists are not the same thing as leftists.

BS

 

[DeluxAuto]

The left has nothing to do with this. Environmentalists are not the same thing as leftists.

Reichguide has a very hard time making obvious distinctions because he's a fucking idiot.

Not to mention that Republicans founded the EPA.

 

[Cardinal]

European Energy Firm Ordered to Remove 84 Wind Turbines from Osage Lands In Oklahoma​

Energy Expert Robert Bryce: “It is a colossal black eye for the wind industry, which has collected tens of billions of dollars in federal tax credits by claiming its landscape-blighting, bird-and-bat-killing, property-value-destroying turbines are an essential part of the effort to avert catastrophic climate change.”

Posted by Leslie Eastman Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 08:00am
Early in 2024, I reported that a federal judge ordered an Italian energy firm had to remove an 84-turbine wind farm in Osage County. This was a big win for the Native American tribe, but there was still some legal details to be worked out with the company, Enel Energy.

The initial ruling from the federal judge in Tulsa did not establish a timeline for the removal or the turbines. Nor did the judge establish the amount of of damages due to the tribe.

Now the firm has been given both a deadline from wind turbine removal and the cost of damages, both of which are likely to knock the wind out of its 2025 fiscal goals.



More here: https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/...4-wind-turbines-from-osage-lands-in-oklahoma/

I hat the sight of these wind farms. They are a blight on the landscape.

Good tear them all down

 

[DeluxAuto]

Good tear them all down

Quick! Before they give you teh cancer!

 

[TastySuckToy]

Wind is pretty niche in the renewable sector, particularly the massive turbine sector. It will likely have a place, but on much smaller, less impactful scales.

Solar power is the dominating renewable and the winner of the energy sector race.

 

[Rightguide]

One is tempted to suspect RG of opposing wind power just because Trump does -- no other reason.

And Trump does because 1) he's in the pocket of Big Oil and 2) doesn't like windmills near his golf courses -- no other reason.

You should have read the very first post. They are ugly, the fuck up the view of the skyline, they kill birds, and they present environmental problems that are becoming more and more acute in the disposal of their waste.

 

[JohnEngelman]

The only objection I can see about wind turbines is that some people think they look ugly. I think they look pretty. I think coal mines and oil wells look ugly. Global warming is existential problem. We need to migrate from fossil fuels to environmentally benign and renewable energy.

 

[RobDownSouth]

You should have read the very first post. They are ugly, the fuck up the view of the skyline, they kill birds, and they present environmental problems that are becoming more and more acute in the disposal of their waste.

not to mention Windmill Cancer.

 

[Politruk]

they kill birds, and they present environmental problems that are becoming more and more acute in the disposal of their waste.

But you don't care about any of that, and neither does Trump.

 

[Politruk]

Fossil fuels and nuclear are better options.

Why?

 

[RobDownSouth]

But you don't care about any of that, and neither does Trump.

THEY'RE EATING THE BIRDS!

The only reason Rightguide is against windmills is because it represents an existential threat to "drill babby drill" in the long term.

 

[Bray123]

Why?

Because the waste can be passed down for disposal even unto the seventh generation.

 

[Chernosoth]

They are ugly, the fuck up the view of the skyline, they kill birds, and they present environmental problems that are becoming more and more acute in the disposal of their waste.

The current huge windmills are placed mostly in areas where there is nothing else to see for many miles. There is still plenty of skyline around them, much more than we can see in any city. On my long drives there, I was glad to see anything at all besides road and flat empty land.

They will eventually be demolished as costing more energy than they produce, but the smaller windmills that many farmers built for direct personal use before the national electric grid will probably return.

In the eastern woodlands, windmills have been placed on cropland that was previously forest. Letting some forests regrow will be necessary to fuel our woodburning stoves without fossil fuels.

 

[ishtat]

And Trump does because 1) he's in the pocket of Big Oil and 2) doesn't like windmills near his golf courses -- no other reason.

Trump built condos on his development at the Turnbury golf club in Scotland. He made various contractual promises to improve local infrastructure. The Condos built, he then reneged on his other promises. Alex Salmond the first Minister for Scotland at the time did not sue. He transferred planning permission for a large number of wind turbines 20 miles up the coast, slap bang in front of Trumps new Condos, the sales of which promptly collapsed. Trumps problem was that he was dealing with a man who's honesty equaled his own. Salmond has since died, but not before he declared that the only thing any Trump had done for Scotland was when his mother caught the ship to New York

 

[Politruk]

In the eastern woodlands, windmills have been placed on cropland that was previously forest. Letting some forests regrow will be necessary to fuel our woodburning stoves without fossil fuels.

Why choose? Let's genetically engineer a windmill tree!

 

[HumpDayHoratio]

Hopefully some of the detritus washed up on the Obama’s compound. Let them deal with it.

 

[Politruk]

BS

Teddy Roosevelt was an environmentalist. Was he a leftist?

 

[dmallord]

That is an ignorant lie. The proper disposal of their worn out blade are an emerging environmental problem. A simple search reveals the following:

The Problem:​

1. Material Composition: Wind turbine blades are primarily made of composite materials like fiberglass and resin, which are durable and difficult to recycle.
2. Longevity: Blades typically last 20–25 years. As older wind farms are decommissioned or upgraded, the number of retired blades is increasing rapidly.
3. Size and Weight: Blades are enormous, often spanning over 50 meters, making transportation and disposal logistically challenging.
4. Landfill Impact: Many blades are currently sent to landfills, where they occupy significant space and degrade very slowly, contributing to environmental concerns.

Emerging Solutions:​

1. Recycling Technologies:
   • Mechanical Recycling: Shredding blades into smaller pieces for use as filler material in concrete or other industrial products.
   • Chemical Recycling: Breaking down composite materials into their base components for reuse.
   • Pyrolysis: Heating materials in the absence of oxygen to recover fibers and resins.
2. Repurposing:
   • Using decommissioned blades in innovative ways, such as constructing bridges, playgrounds, shelters, or street furniture.
   • Transforming blades into raw materials for other industries.
3. Circular Design:
   • Designing blades with end-of-life considerations, using materials that are easier to recycle or biodegrade.
   • Developing modular blades that can be upgraded or repaired without complete replacement.
4. Policy and Regulation:
   • Governments and industry groups are working to set recycling mandates and encourage investment in sustainable disposal methods.
   • Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs could require manufacturers to manage the end-of-life processing of their products.
5. Alternative Materials:
   • Research into biodegradable composites or other sustainable materials could mitigate future disposal challenges.

Challenges to Overcome:​

• High costs of recycling versus landfill disposal.
• Limited infrastructure for large-scale blade recycling.
• Need for collaboration between manufacturers, governments, and recyclers to develop efficient systems.

Addressing this issue will require coordinated efforts across industries and innovation in materials science, logistics, and waste management. You should get busy catching up with those who are familiar with the issues involved.

Glad to see you have a neutral AI friend to catch you up.