Wind is about the worst energy source imaginable.
- Absolutely terrible for the environment, creating millions of tonnes of highly toxic and radiative waste.
And that is just the start of the environmental problems.
Wind also is horrible for wildlife, killing hundreds of millions of birds and bats, many of them rare and endangered species.
Human health also suffers greatly for those unlucky enough to have these monstrosities forcibly placed onto their land by leftist governments.
- Incredibly expensive. Wind is by a LONG way one of the most expensive form of energy generation, only really exceeded by the cost of solar.
- Those massive issues are not even the worst aspect of wind. The reason that anyone would even consider this 'energy' source, is that it's supposed to be 'emission-free'.
Of course wind is not 'emission-free' at all; when the complete life-cycle of wind (or solar) is considered, it emits MORE of the so-called 'greenhouse gases' than almost any other power source, including coal, oil and gas. Add to that the lakes of highly toxic and radiative waste, left over from mining the required rare earths for wind and solar, and what you have is an enormous environmental catastrophe.
ALT BOUTOU TOXIC / RADIOACTIVE LAKE IN CHINA IS MILES ACROSS.
A solar panel only lasts a few years. Its efficiency deteriorates.
It CAN be recycled but only with massive government support. It costs over 30 dollars but only yields 3 dollars of metals.
So, into landfills.
And windmills are worse.