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So? How much resources does it take to mine thousands of tons of coal a day, or billions of BTU of natural gas? With solar and wind, you put it up and you're d
by throwaway189262 5y ago
So? How much resources does it take to mine thousands of tons of coal a day, or billions of BTU of natural gas?
With solar and wind, you put it up and you're done. No more inputs. It chills in the field.
With coal and gas you're feeding shit tons of material into it every day. And you always need more, for the life of the plant.
It's bonkers you think the amount of steel and concrete that go into a turbine are anywhere close to comparing to the raw materials other power sources consume.
Turbines require steel and concrete. So does every other building above 5 floors