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Re:The world’s biggest offshore wind farm, Hornsea 2, genera... by jl6 on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @10:14AM (#29725489)
It’s a great question, but if resources are genuinely clean, ethical and renewable, is it a problem to consume them? Perhaps the question is how to determine whether the things we consume genuinely are clean, ethical and renewable or not.
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Re:The world’s biggest offshore wind farm, Hornsea 2, genera... by nicoburns on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @11:39AM (#29726459)
The issue is that nothing is really cost free. Windfarms are better for the environment than alternatives, but they still have a significant impact. And that will increase if the best (low impact) sites get used up, and we still need to find space for more.

I think reduction in consumption has to be part of the solution too.

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