Nearly 6% of electricity in the US is from wind.
Over a third of some state's electricity is from wind. But since when was popularity ever an argument? (Linux is better than Windows in my experience. Market share schmarket share.)
But there are some valid points in the article.
Wind turbines are resource intensive to build. (But again, he misleads by saying "it takes this much coal" but without specifying how long they turbines last.. he seems to pretend it's a yearly thing and soon the entire face of the earth would be covered in wind turbine to keep up). I'm sure there is some depreciation schedule that would almost certainly show you get more energy out of wind turbines than you put in with less pollution total per unit of energy produced. If this isn't the case, ya, stop wind turbine usage but probably it is the case.
I also agree with his final analysis. Nuclear is I think the way forward. But sadly because the arguments he presents are pretty weak.
(Hey, I'm burning calories typing now, can we lump in "eating" and make wind appear even smaller?)
https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3
Nearly 6% of electricity in the US is from wind. Over a third of some state's electricity is from wind. But since when was popularity ever an argument? (Linux is better than Windows in my experience. Market share schmarket share.)
But there are some valid points in the article.
Wind turbines are resource intensive to build. (But again, he misleads by saying "it takes this much coal" but without specifying how long they turbines last.. he seems to pretend it's a yearly thing and soon the entire face of the earth would be covered in wind turbine to keep up). I'm sure there is some depreciation schedule that would almost certainly show you get more energy out of wind turbines than you put in with less pollution total per unit of energy produced. If this isn't the case, ya, stop wind turbine usage but probably it is the case.
I also agree with his final analysis. Nuclear is I think the way forward. But sadly because the arguments he presents are pretty weak.