Wind energy in west Texas, Wind Turbines

CBS Sunday Morning did a piece on west Texas and their Wind Turbines

Category:

Education

Tags:

• wind
• energy
• turbines
• alternative

[xplosivelilly]

the word is being polluted but pple care about is the landscape? oh please!

[UncleRed1234567]

anyone else notice that he says "turbans"

[TheServiceWeb]

WORLD RECORD: BIGGEST WIND TURBINE

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ZERO-NOISE from gears and generators since they're sealed underground.

SAVES THE BIRDS AND BATS since the turbines are slow-moving.

DOES NOT NEED TO OCCUPY A WIDER LANDSCAPE since the turbine can be very tall.

MAY BE LOWER-COST since it can use parts of junked trucks and others.

ELUDES HURRICANE FORCE since the blades automatically close.

HELPS THE WIND ENERGY COMPANIES since it is FREE FOR ALL.

[cutandshoottx]

@AdLaura sick um up are ass i guess lol

[AdLaura]

@ExtremeMariaMVz -- Make sure to do your research and find out how much damage and how environmentally UNFRIENDLY these things really are.

[AdLaura]

@jubaleestar -- Let's see if you feel the same way in another 10 years.

[AdLaura]

@cutandshoottx -- They make the landscape VERY ugly. And they only have a lifespan of 15 to 20 years. Then what do we do with them?

[AdLaura]

@farmsquidly -- They look harmless enough, I agree. But they are enironmental disasters and are causing people and animals who live nearby to become sick. Not to mention the disasters they are creating oversees where the rare earth elements are taken from the ground.

[AdLaura]

@xplosivelilly --- How about doing some research and finding out about how the rare earth elements that are needed to operate these giants are creating toxic wastelands. Wind turbines are HARDLY green. Not to mention the amount of destruction they do to wildlife and migratory bird routes.

[TheRekcabOfTheD]

@farmsquidly I think I can see his point though. I'm not saying he's right, but imagine if Yosemite, Yellowstone, or Appalachia national parks had these all over the place. I could see them getting old. It's like you wouldn't build a skyscraper in the rocky mountains outside of denver, no matter how beautiful it was.