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Re:Scientist exposes anti-wind groups as oil-funded. Now the... by timlod on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @06:31AM (#45037726)
So, I checked, and this life cycle assessment (first link I could find, seems very comprehensive) states a 27x return on energy: https://www.vestas.com/en/sustainability/environment/lifecyc...

This as opposed to a tweet about someone who 'read a life cycle analysis article in some engineering journal like 10 years ago'.

Please don't spread misinformation.

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Re:Scientist exposes anti-wind groups as oil-funded. Now the... by dvrj101 on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @06:46AM (#45037848)
it's a bot account, the comment will get deleted after a while. Just look at it's history there are many on hn, reddit and other moderated forums.
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Re:Scientist exposes anti-wind groups as oil-funded. Now the... by raphman on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @07:03AM (#45037960)
Huh? This user does not lool like a bot account at all to me. The account was created in 2016, and the user regularly comments on technical posts - sometimes encouraging developers and providing useful linls.

On the other hand,they seem to have rather 'anti-woke' views. They already posted the same stupid (sorry) Twitter link in another thread and got similar responses, by the way.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43167067

So, they are certainly no bot by any sensible definition but rather someone whos is hindered by their strongly-held views and limited will or ability to critically evaluate sources. I wish them the best.

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