{"id":360998,"date":"2025-01-08T09:53:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T08:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=360998"},"modified":"2025-01-08T09:53:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T08:53:54","slug":"a-country-with-no-wind-turbines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=360998","title":{"rendered":"A Country With No Wind\u00a0Turbines?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat Mr Trump sneeringly calls “windmills” are pretty important right now for keeping the UK\u2019s lights on.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BBC Environment Correspondent Paul Murphy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Many thanks to Josh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And don\u2019t forget his brilliant calendars, which you can browse here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWhat Mr Trump sneeringly calls “windmills” are pretty important right now for keeping the UK\u2019s lights 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