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Re:Wind turbines are friendlier to birds than oil-and-gas dr... by yellow_lead on Friday January 12, 2024 @11:21AM (#38969942)
I think it's because the enormous costs of plant construction are not well understood. Or maybe, we think these costs can be reduced greatly.
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Re:Wind turbines are friendlier to birds than oil-and-gas dr... by adastra22 on Friday January 12, 2024 @10:03PM (#38976945)
The latter. Costs are artificially high. Indeed in a weird roundabout way they are mandated to be high. It has nothing to do with actual needs.
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