My partner was so wound up after that speech on landman. I was like "darling I love the show for braindead entertainment but that is a exceedingly bad take on wind power from a show that obviously is meant to appeal to rural folks who don't want to feel guilty or do anything about fossil fuels".
Here's the quote from the show for those who haven't seen it
“Do you have any idea how much diesel they have to burn to mix the concrete or make that steel? Or haul this sh-t out here, and put it together with a 450 foot crane? You want to guess how much oil it takes to lubricate that f-ing thing, or winterize it? In its 20-year lifespan, it won’t offset the carbon footprint of making it. And don’t get me started on solar panels and the lithium in your Tesla battery…”
Here's the quote from the show for those who haven't seen it
“Do you have any idea how much diesel they have to burn to mix the concrete or make that steel? Or haul this sh-t out here, and put it together with a 450 foot crane? You want to guess how much oil it takes to lubricate that f-ing thing, or winterize it? In its 20-year lifespan, it won’t offset the carbon footprint of making it. And don’t get me started on solar panels and the lithium in your Tesla battery…”