HOGSBACK

Wind turbine rehab threat greater than coal

<i>HOGSBACK</i> reckons wind farms should pay bonds to state governments to ensure they have enough funds to pay for the growing environmental blight looming on the horizon – wind turbine disposal and rehabilitation.

At least coal mine site rehabilitation is properly regulated.

At least coal mine site rehabilitation is properly regulated.

Estimates suggest there will be more than 40 million tonnes of blade waste worldwide by 2050 - posing a greater potential environmental challenge than coal mine rehabilitation. Coal mining companies...

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