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Mendacity … Windmills

We are all aware that knowingly saying something that is false is a lie, and the person who does this can rightfully be called mendacious.

However, is knowingly withholding true information, without any actual vocalization, the equivalent of lying? Can the person who knowingly withholds the truth also be called mendacious? If one knows that his/her pie-in-the-sky idea is not practically feasible, but remains mum about that impracticality, can that person also be called mendacious?

The above verbiage is my lead-in to the practicality of windmills, and thus to the mendacity of wind-power proponents. Forget the fact that the wind doesn’t blow all the time. Likewise forget the fact that the energy generated by the spinning of wind turbines is not storable. Leaving aside these two reasons why wind power cannot ever be a commonsensical solution to our everyday energy needs, the following information should be the coup de grâce to the long term use of windmills.

Most of the following is from an article by Marvin L. Covalt on Rip’s Newsletter of 6/12/22:

Building one wind turbine requires 45 tons of plastic (processed from petroleum), 900 tons of steel, 2,500 tons of concrete, and 2 tons of rare-earth elements. To produce the 900 tons of steel needed for one turbine requires about 150 tons of coking coal and about 300 tons of iron ore.  

Cement is the number one carbon contributor in the world.  The production of one pound of cement also produces one pound of CO2.

More bad news, those 45 tons of plastic are nonrecyclable.

What about cost?

The cost to build one is about $3 million. Add to that a yearly maintenance cost of $45,000, and then recognize that the life-cycle of a wind turbine is about 20 years. Even without taking into account the enormous problem of the disposal of those worn out wind turbines after 20 years, one quickly realizes that the widespread use of wind power is not only not workable, but flirting with the impossible.

Before reading Covalt’s informative article, I was not aware of these many facts concerning wind power turbines. Could it be that those who are pushing wind power as part of a “green” solution to our energy needs either are not aware of these facts (doubtful), or know all of these facts, but knowingly withhold them … and thus “the mendacity of windmills?”

6/24/22

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48 Replies to “Mendacity … Windmills”

  1. Oh, for sure they know. They are just not saying because it doesn’t fit or even support the narrative.

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