An offshore wind farm in Rhode Island was built to generate power until thousands of black sea bass turned it into an artificial reef

An offshore wind farm in Rhode Island was built to only generate power until thousands of black sea bass turned it into an artificial reef and started thriving.

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A woman walks her dog beneath dark skies on the beach as a storm named Bram approaches New Brighton, Britain, December 9. REUTERS/Phil Noble

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I had a good day yesterday, watching 4 films :)

"The Last First: Winter K2" (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39150288/) - a rather heavy one to start with, about an expedition up the #mountain #K2 that goes badly wrong.

Next was "The Wind's Thirst" (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39172060/), about some indigenous Colombians at the mercy of #coal extraction and #WindFarm projects redirecting river water and subjecting them to violence.

"Hell's Army" (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39830102/) - was very interesting - about the origins of the #WagnerGroup and their involvement in various wars.
In the Q&A afterwards, they said that some former Wagner Group members are now security on #Russia's "Shadow Fleet" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_shadow_fleet).

Last was "Notes From The Underground" (https://www.sheffdocfest.com/film/notes-underground) about the #HipHop music scene in #CapeTown and how it developed under #apartheid up to the present day.
In their Q&A they said they spent 34 days in 2017 filming, but lost all the footage in the burglary :( After mourning for a while, they then had to go back and shoot it all again.

There were loads of other interesting-looking films I would like to watch, but I could only make the Sunday :(

There was also a #BurningMan series on #HBO (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29033873) that they showed a couple of episodes from, but I was too late to get tickets. I really need to look out for that as my mate said it was good!

#FilmFestival #Documentary #Sheffield

Harvesting The Wind

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Proposed wind farm expansion draws concern from St. Leon residents
Innergex Renewable Energy and Swan Lake First Nation plan to build about 30 to 35 windtowers in the area near St. Leon, but some locals say it's not a fit for the rural community.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/st-leon-wind-farm-expansion-proposal-9.7219363?cmp=rss

I went for a walk up Arthur's Seat, returning over Salisbury Crags. The top of Arthur's Seat was busy - I usually avoid Holyrood Park at the weekend - but it was easy to avoid people for most of the walk.

The turbine infrastructure at Leith Docks dominated the views. There was a ship carrying the large yellow pylons in the Forth, though I couldn't tell whether it was heaving for Leith or out to the wind farm in the North Sea!

This picture is from Salisbury Crags.

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Tribunal orders West Hants to allow wind farm that council tried to block
Councillors in West Hants were wrong to refuse a proposal for a wind farm that would have the majority of its turbines within the municipality’s boundaries, according to a decision from the Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/bear-lake-wind-farm-appeal-approved-west-hants-9.7212714?cmp=rss
My Word of the Day today is AEOLIAN. Read the definition at 👉 https://www.pocket-ireland.com/words

Share YOUR words to describe this picture in the comments!

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