"Wind energy takes a lot of coal to setup, so we shouldn't even try" is this author's entire statement. He suggests we focus back on fossil fuels, i.e. natural

"Wind energy takes a lot of coal to setup, so we shouldn't even try" is this author's entire statement. He suggests we focus back on fossil fuels, i.e. natural gas and coal, which he admits he has a commercial interest in. While I cannot discount his assertion of how much power it takes to build wind turbines, I can point out that using CURRENT fossil fuel power generation to bootstrap our renewables, even wind energy, is a good thing. We're not attempting to go from 0 - 60 by building an entirely separate power grid from scratch. We, as a species, are attempting to move from a harmful and eventually scarce set of fuels to clean energy. Not suddenly. Not quickly. And eventually, slow moving as it is, we will find ways to maximize renewable output. Look at how long it took to squeeze so much power from coal and oil. It didn't take 5 years, it took decades. To decry renewables like wind because we RIGHT NOW need current coal and oil power to produce it, is worth mentioning but NOT a reason to discount such!