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>
> I wonder...  if you extract energy from the wind, then the wind contains
> less energy, doesn't blow as hard/far.  What are the unintended
> consequences of extracting energy from the wind?  Change in weather
> patterns causing famine?  Is it really a "WONDERFUL" choice or is it
> just another choice with attendent negative consequences?


Extracting as much energy as a few trees might..
Out of an airstream that might be a mile high.
The most a given mill can extract is something like 30% of the available
energy within it's swept area.
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