As an example of the idiocy of green energy, a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences revealed that "Offshore hurricanes could demolish half the [[turbine]]s in proposed [[wind farm]]s just off the [[USA]]'s coastlines."<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/hurricanes/story/2012-02-12/wind-farms-hurricane-danger/53083084/1</ref> On the other hand, offshore oil and gas platforms are becoming more resilient to hurricanes (even though past hurricanes have significantly impacted their operations).<ref>Axtman, Kris. "Science of oil rigs: surviving Gulf storms." July 26, 2005. The Christian Science Monitor. http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0726/p03s01-usgn.html</ref> | As an example of the idiocy of green energy, a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences revealed that "Offshore hurricanes could demolish half the [[turbine]]s in proposed [[wind farm]]s just off the [[USA]]'s coastlines."<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/hurricanes/story/2012-02-12/wind-farms-hurricane-danger/53083084/1</ref> On the other hand, offshore oil and gas platforms are becoming more resilient to hurricanes (even though past hurricanes have significantly impacted their operations).<ref>Axtman, Kris. "Science of oil rigs: surviving Gulf storms." July 26, 2005. The Christian Science Monitor. http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0726/p03s01-usgn.html</ref> |