Balsa wood logging for wind turbine blades is a nasty scene: Environmental degradation and human rights abuses abound

Balsa wood logging for wind turbine blades is a nasty scene: Environmental degradation and human rights abuses abound

I get why the “green” energy narrative appeals to people. We do indeed need to de-carbonize our societies. We should leave fossil fuels in the ground. So people are relieved when presented with the idea that coal, oil and gas can be replaced by ostensibly “clean” alternatives like solar, wind, hydro and geothermal power, and battery storage.[1] For example, since electric vehicles lack tailpipe emissions, they must be a silver bullet. However, t…