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LetsGetSmartAboutIt

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3. That linked study - shows that the

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 09:33 PM

Mar 3

Microplastics were not from the leading edge coatings on the blades so it's not a good reference for pollution from wind turbine blades.

I could be reading it wrong since it is not very clear about the results.

Anyone who is curious should read them.

It seems that there is an "astroturf" effort to sow misinformation about solar and wind to get local people upset and show up to fight installations.

The stories are scary and I haven't confirmed them carefully but some are pretty far fetched...

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this is more or less in my backyard. gay texan Mar 3 #2

That linked study - shows that the LetsGetSmartAboutIt Mar 3 #3

There is a serious effort going on to make wind turbine blades recyclable thought crime Mar 3 #4

There are thousands of papers on this topic. I more or less picked one at random. The decomposition of wind... NNadir Wednesday #5