Shradha Merchant writes:

The Pros and Pros of Wind Turbines

When I hear people discussing the demerits of wind turbines vis-a-vis climate change, I wonder if they have lost their collective marbles! It makes my blood curdle …are they absolute & *^&^ (pardon my French) to even discuss the disadvantages of wind turbines and its negative impact on climate change?

Just to be sure and to get my facts right, I Googled the phrase – pros and cons of wind turbines – and I got 52K+ results. I began to think that perhaps the world was not crazy; maybe I was just ill informed. So I began to read up the possible disadvantages of wind turbines since I already knew its benefits.

‘Disadvantages’ of Wind Turbines

And that’s when my doubt was confirmed. People are nutz! Do you know what they have listed under the ‘disadvantages’ of wind turbines? And not just one site, quite a handful of them, right at the top of the search engine results.

I could be rolling on the floor, pealing with laughter, tears flowing from my eyes, hands clutching my belly – if it just wasn’t so sad. People believe this garbage. There are people out there who actually start doubting the eco-friendliness of wind turbines and its zero impact on climate change.

Forget Climate Change; Just See How They Spoil the View 

Yes, wind turbines are not pretty, yes, they are an eye sore, but hello! They actually help reverse the process of unnatural climate change. See, they effectively produce energy without dangerous side effects like pollution.

They don’t produce waste materials, or generate radioactive substances, or hog non-renewable sources like coal and oil to produce energy. They merely need wind – which is free and cheap!
Wind turbines are one of the few ways in which mankind can produce clean energy without harming Mother Earth – and if you gotta tolerate a view which is less than perfect, well, so be it!

And so Noisy?

Yeah, yeah they are noisy and they create a terrible hum but you know what? I’d prefer to go deaf – I won’t, but for the sake of argument, let’s assume one can go deaf if they live close to a wind turbine.

So, I prefer to tolerate the noise pollution instead of gagging to death and choking on pollutants that are created when oil (or coal or gas) is burnt to produce electricity.

I prefer the hum of harmless wind turbines instead of asthma, bronchitis, and other terrible diseases I’d probably cultivate if I were living next to a thermal power station or an oil refinery.

Wind Turbines can be Fragile and Expensive

Yes, they can be easily damaged by acts of god like a thunderstorm perhaps or fire – but let me know of one power station that is immune to that?

They might have an initially higher start up (small price to pay for climate change) which is a one-time cost.

Also, costs of electricity is slightly higher but am sure no one minds digging a little deeper in their pockets if they want a greener, cleaner climate change.

Valid Drawbacks of Wind Turbines

They aren’t really all that efficient (they can only work in ‘wind corridors’) and one wind turbine can power only 500 households. But studies have shown that if wind turbines were properly explored, they could produce 5 times more electricity than is currently needed – so hah!

Another drawback is that they might damage birds that tend to fly right into them and if you live nearby, your TV reception might be less than perfect.

So, for the sake of all couch potatoes and bird lovers, let’s dismantle wind turbines and allow climate change to proceed unchecked.

Do you agree with Shradha? Leave a comment below.

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