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09-29-2016, 06:00 PM
Australian politicians blame wind turbines for statewide power outage
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In the wake of an unprecedented blackout that cut off an entire Australian state from electricity on Wednesday into Thursday, some politicians are vilifying renewable power sources, particularly wind turbines.*
Had the state of South Australia, which includes Adelaide, a city of 1.2 million, **t put so much emphasis on cutting greenhouse gas emissions by adding renewable energy facilities, these leaders say, the blackout during a rare, extreme storm would **t have occurred.*
Considering the rapid rise in renewables (http://mashable.com/2016/02/04/renewable-energy-revolution/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) around the world, including the U.S., the political fight that has broken out in Australia is **t an issue limited to one nation. In fact, it could foreshadow future fights if blackouts occur in the U.S. or Europe, two areas where renewable energy use has increased recently.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/29/south-australia-blackout-wind-power/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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In the wake of an unprecedented blackout that cut off an entire Australian state from electricity on Wednesday into Thursday, some politicians are vilifying renewable power sources, particularly wind turbines.*
Had the state of South Australia, which includes Adelaide, a city of 1.2 million, **t put so much emphasis on cutting greenhouse gas emissions by adding renewable energy facilities, these leaders say, the blackout during a rare, extreme storm would **t have occurred.*
Considering the rapid rise in renewables (http://mashable.com/2016/02/04/renewable-energy-revolution/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) around the world, including the U.S., the political fight that has broken out in Australia is **t an issue limited to one nation. In fact, it could foreshadow future fights if blackouts occur in the U.S. or Europe, two areas where renewable energy use has increased recently.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/29/south-australia-blackout-wind-power/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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