Wind Turbines?

We are decades away for eliminating fossil fuels. Here is just one reason why.

September 15, 2022

Wind turbines are part of the Green Party plan. The fools believe we can end our national reliance of fossil fuels in the near future. They say we should invest in wind power. Impossible!!

Wind turbines are 300 to 500 feet tall. The blades are 175 feet long. To construct one turbine requires 200 tons of concrete, 100 tons of steel and 1000’s of pounds of resin filled plastic (not recyclable).

Concrete is made of cement, aggregate and sand. Cement is made by clinkering limestone and other minerals in a super-heated rotary kiln. The kiln is heated with natural gas!!!! The minerals are mined using heavy equipment and large crushing machines powered by diesel fuel. It takes a tremendous amount of fossil fuels to make concrete.

This is a picture of a limestone mining operation!!! Can you imagine the environmental impact?

Steel is made from iron ore and carbon. The ore is melted in blast furnaces at a temperature of 2600 F. These blast furnaces are fueled with natural gas. The mining of iron ore is done using mega machines fueled by diesel oil. Then, the ore is transported, often across oceans, using super cargo ships. The ships are powered by diesel fuel.

All industrial plastic comes from oil and natural gas. Crude oil/natural gas is “cracked” into many different forms of ethylene or propylene. The “cracking” requires high temperatures and pressures. Heat for this process is often provided by natural gas.

Without fossil fuels wind turbines cannot be made. The US must have a domestic source of fossil fuels. We cannot rely on Russia, Saudia Arabia or China.

Mecklenburg County, NC would need 100+ wind turbines just for residential use. Where will they be located??? And-each turbine will cost about $3 million.

Footnote-Please explain this to AOC!