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Smell of gas blowing in the wind

Even the luvvies say NSW wind farms don’t add up

5 August 2023

9:00 AM

5 August 2023

9:00 AM

How long does it take for a wind farm to become carbon neutral in some of the best wind conditions in Queensland? If you guessed never, you are right.

State modelling purports to show that Mount Emerald, near the World Heritage rainforests of Far North Queensland, gets some of the strongest wind.

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