Is Wind Energy really Green? Environmentally friendly? Let’s see.

Do you think that hillsides, fields, and waters sprouting huge three-bladed windmills are the answer to humanity’s need for energy that is cheap and reliable? Let’s start at the end of that windmill’s life. Wind turbine blade graveyard Those blades are made of hundreds of different types of materials, so they can’t be recycled. They …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #324: In The Details

This week's topic is right up my alley. To start with, my favorite styles of architecture are Art Nouveau and Art Deco, both from the early to mid-20th Century. Both styles involve decorated buildings, with all sorts of frilly details, very unlike more-modern buildings which have no decoration at all (and are quite boring to …

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