Fossil fuels receive more government support than renewables
Moreover, fossil fuels are often to blame when energy prices rise, contrary to some claims that climate change is a ‘scam’.
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Some wind turbine blades are made from balsa wood, but they’re not a major part of Amazon deforestation, contrary to online claims
Learn what materials actually go into wind turbine blades
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Lacks contextBringing clarity to misleading claims about wind turbines’ costs, impacts on birds
Claim:
Wind turbines are killing bald eagles, and make you pay more for electricity
Source: Gateway Pundit, Gregory Lyakhov, 2026-01-13 -
Are grid battery storage systems fire-prone? Early data suggests their fires are rare
Grid batteries can catch fire, but these fires are becoming less common as more grid batteries are built.
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Lacks contextDo renewables need a second grid?
Chris Wright’s claims that renewables require to maintain a second grid and are always more expensive leave out crucial context about how electric grids work.
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Do wind turbines work when it’s cold?
Turbine blades can ice over at temperatures below freezing, but many turbines come with systems that prevent this.
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Lacks contextWide Awake Media repeats misleading claims that wind turbines are expensive and environmentally unfriendly
Claim:
Building a single wind turbine requires a jaw-dropping quantity of energy and resources. Wind turbines are expensive, inefficient, bird-, and bat-slaying.
Source: X/Twitter, Wide Awake Media, 2025-07-18 -
How much electricity do data centers use, and can they run on renewables?
Data centers are largely powered by fossil fuels today, but that may start to change.
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A large solar plant in California is closing – what does it mean for solar power?
The Ivanpah solar plant uses solar concentration power, very different from the technology used in most solar farms today.
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MisleadingDiesel generators did not power wind farms in Scotland, nor anywhere else
Claim:
Diesel generators are powering wind turbines.
Source: X/Twitter, Social media users, 2025-06-14
