Wind turbine collapses in Northern Ireland

telegraph.co.uk ^ | Jan. 4, 2015 | Emily Gosden

[centurion316]

My ancestors left County Tyrone over 275 years ago. It looks like they got out just in the nick of time.

[Oldexpat]

In CA along I-8 the turbines are very close to the road. It seems that a blade failure might send things flying as far as the highway. A failure of the pitch control or fatigue could cause a real problem for travelers.

[spokeshave]

and this...noise pollution:

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Jun 28, 2014 - Lake Winds energy plant in Mason County now has to mitigate noise of its ... Of course their answer to all this was to rig research and say as little as .... Toxic chemicals, including pesticides, kill more than 72 million birds each .

[annieokie]

Thanks,I needed a good laugh today, rofl...the birds pushed it over? hahahahahaha.

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Oh noes! green energy is creating air pollution!

[spokeshave]

And the pollution caused by mining the rare earth oxides used in making the generator magnets:

[alpo]

Or the wind blew it over.

s/ is blowin’ in the wind.

[The Cajun]

Maybe they should have poured a little more cement on the base of that second one............Just saying.

[jocon307]

My grandmother was from there, probably just about 100 years ago.

[tophat9000]

that photo needs one caption under it that says it all .....”Impotence”

[livius]

I wish they’d all collapse. They’re ugly, noisy, destructive, and produce virtually no electricity in the grand scheme of things.

[JPG]

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

You think? lol

[Travis McGee]

Don’t worry, the gubmint paid for it, so it was free.

[mountainlion]

It looks to me like it did a face plant into the wind.

[Windflier]

The construction crew must have had Guinness for lunch when they built it.

[mountainlion]

My ancestors left County Tyrone over 275 years ago. It looks like they got out just in the nick of time.

Mine left Donogal in 1875. That is cutting it close.

[Windflier]

duct duck tape

[Twotone]

I was thinking they didn’t sink the post hole very deep.