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Re:Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and... by triceratops on Friday January 16, 2026 @03:19PM (#46651649)
Curious you're so worried about "ecological consequences" but only when it's window power.
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Re:Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and... by Saline9515 on Saturday January 17, 2026 @04:09AM (#46656512)
The problem is that those power sources are marketed as "renewable" (they aren't as they quickly end in landfills), are intermittent, require fossil fuels for when the wind doesn't blow, and are not profitable.

One could also say that they change heavily natural landscapes, but this is a matter of taste.

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Re:Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and... by triceratops on Monday January 19, 2026 @09:32AM (#46679385)
> they aren't as they quickly end in landfills

Do you also lead a zero-plastic, zero-waste lifestyle?

> are intermittent, require fossil fuels for when the wind doesn't blow

Batteries.

> are not profitable.

Let the businesses worry about that.

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