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      Don Quixote Was Right After All! The Truth About Windmills

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            The installation of windmills for electricity generation is often heralded as an environmentally friendly solution, celebrated for its reduction in carbon footprints and the promise of clean, renewable energy. However, this paper challenges the prevailing narrative, shedding light on the inconvenient truths surrounding windmill technology. It delves into the environmental and ecological costs of wind farms, which are often overlooked in corporate reports and policy discussions. These costs include the disruption of local ecosystems, health issues for nearby residents, resource-intensive manufacturing processes, and the unreliability of wind power as an energy source. The paper calls for a more balanced assessment of wind energy's impact on the environment and urges the implementation of stronger regulations and a cautious approach to the widespread deployment of wind turbines. In doing so, it underscores the importance of preserving the natural world alongside our pursuit of sustainable energy solutions.

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            Journal of Ecological Society
            Ecological Society
            2278-0823
            1 April 2012
            : 25
            : 1
            : 56-60
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            10.54081/JES.022/11
            e3a1aa18-dce9-4395-851c-8a6f4122a71e
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            Published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International ( CC BY 4.0). Users are allowed to share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format) and adapt (remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially), as long as the authors and the publisher are explicitly identified and properly acknowledged as the original source.

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            All data generated or analysed during this study are included in this published article (and its supplementary information files).
            Ecology
            carbon footprint,windmills,electricity generation,wasteland,installed capacity,wind energy,rare earths,wind turbine syndrome,environmental regulations,green credits

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