Wind Energy Is One of the Cheapest, and It's Getting Cheaper

Re:Wind Energy Is One of the Cheapest, and It's Getting Cheaper by baldfat on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @09:09AM (#15174716)

Aren't trees and tall buildings in cities doing a million times more then if the whole world was powered by the wind?

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Re:Wind Energy Is One of the Cheapest, and It's Getting Cheaper by mcv on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @11:07AM (#15175927)

Very likely, yes. Until wind farms dwarf the scale of our cities and forests, I doubt there's any reason to worry.

Besides, don't we usually consider trees to be good things? They block a lot more wind than any wind turbine.

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Re:Wind Energy Is One of the Cheapest, and It's Getting Cheaper by baldfat on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @12:42PM (#15176845)

I think once we solved the storage of energy from solar panels the wind won't really be needed. I still would love to see tidal generators that work but I guess it is to much upkeep.

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