37 () posted 3 years ago by JollyJoker 3 years ago by JollyJoker +37 / -0 5 comments share 5 comments share save hide report block hide replies
To go to all wind energy in the US would require steel equal to 4 years worth of US production.
And $1,200,000,000,000.
1.2 trillion dollars.
For 1.2 million wind turbines that each last 25 years.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2019/12/18/how-many-wind-turbines-would-it-take-to-power-the-us
The cycle goes on regardless of politics.
Oil times make science men. Science men make lockdowns. Lockdowns make hard times. Hard times make strong men. Strong men make oil times.