Il JaMay 9
Ketan Joshi

A bunch of extremely beautiful pictures of wind farms in China - all photographs by Weimin Chu

https://e360.yale.edu/digest/china-renewable-photo-essay

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Show threadHoward Chu @ SymasMay 9

@ketan there's a lot of anti-windfarm sentiment here in Donegal, and one oft-cited reason is that it ruins the natural beauty of the landscape.

Sigh...

Show threadMichałMay 9
@hyc @ketan haha yeah I'm also from Ireland and when I drive around clare there's sooo many of these "no wind turbines here" posters scattered all around small towns. I don't get the sentiment at all they look fine and also west of Ireland is so windy like why would you not put wind turbines
Show threadMisuse CaseMay 9

@hyc @ketan There is (or was) an offshore wind farm proposed for a site 10-11 miles off Maryland’s eastern shore. Last time I visited there were a bunch of anti-wind farm flyers claiming that it would ruin the ocean views from the beaches and harm the tourism industry.

But the horizon is 3 miles away, if you’re standing on the beach. You wouldn’t be able to see the wind farm at all. It’s ridiculous.

Show threadVirtualWolfMay 9
@ketan Woahhhh! That first one in particular screams "Dune" to me, that's so cool.
Show threadfungus (penicillin producer)May 9

@virtualwolf @ketan that’s a Wanderer Above the Sea of Fogs reference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanderer_above_the_Sea_of_Fog

Wanderer above the Sea of Fog - Wikipedia

Show threadDizzyMay 9
@ketan the future
Show threadSu_GMay 9
@ketan
Gorgeous! Loved looking at them. Such a very Chinese aesthetic. 🤗
Begs for a competition… 😊
Thank you so much for sharing these very beautiful pictures of wind farms 🙏🏻
Show threadAnthony RabineMay 9
@ketan not beautiful sorry...
Show threadKat SMay 9
@ketan so much for "but windmills are ugly and spoil the scenery."
Show threadalxd of the Story Seed LibraryMay 9

@ketan these are powerful symbols. Maybe not of sustainable communities and resilient infrastructures we will all need, but for sure for the industrial transition.

There is awe in them.

Show threadMaddad ☑️6d ago

@ketan

They have also been working on some massive solar power projects too.
China is an amazing country and they seem to be moving forward in technology at a rapid pace. 👍

Show threadPhilip C James4d ago

@ketan

Great to see sheep grazing between solar PV panels.

How many sheep do you see graze the coal stockpiles of a thermal power plant or atop a nuclear reactor?

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#AGW #ClimateEmergency