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Tucker Carlson Just Proved He Doesn't Understand How Wind Power Works, and People Are Dragging Him All the Way Down
01 February 2019
Fox News
As the polar vortex continues to dump Arctic air across the country, Tucker Carlson on Thursday called wind energy a "scam" and insisted it does not work in the cold.
Carlson ripped into the Democrat-backed Green New Deal, which seeks to revamp the nation's power grid with renewable sources of energy, such as wind and solar.
<p>"Wind power is a scam," Carlson said. "It's an elaborate ripoff perpetuated on impoverished rural America by a few heavily subsidized corporations that are getting rich by making the landscape uglier."</p><p>Carlson also asked: “How is wind power going to heat your house when it’s 30 below?”</p><p><strong>Watch below:</strong></p><p></p><div id="ce7d3" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="AQYR341574874730"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1091343005200478208" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">"Wind power is a scam. It's an elaborate ripoff perpetuated by... corporations that are getting rich by making the… https://t.co/v2x1mEkNSm</div> — Brian Tyler Cohen (@Brian Tyler Cohen)<a href="https://twitter.com/briantylercohen/statuses/1091343005200478208">1549031423.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p>Really?</p><p>Twitter tore Carlson a new one.</p><p></p><div id="d8730" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="M936961574874730"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1091286254438748160" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Fox News: powered by wigs and oil money https://t.co/f5Bwl0A575</div> — Ed Malyon (@Ed Malyon)<a href="https://twitter.com/eaamalyon/statuses/1091286254438748160">1549017892.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="beb3d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="MUCEVA1574874730"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1091184586036576257" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Tucker Carlson might want to read about the subjects he talks about on television. https://t.co/c4dQwA7E7z</div> — Renato Mariotti (@Renato Mariotti)<a href="https://twitter.com/renato_mariotti/statuses/1091184586036576257">1548993653.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="a19e1" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3BA8M11574874731"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1091199946882248704" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@renato_mariotti @ChrisCuomo The colder and windier it is, the better copper can deliver electricity to destination… https://t.co/z2z5PxjzbU</div> — SAVE THE DREAMERS (@SAVE THE DREAMERS)<a href="https://twitter.com/SaveTheDreamers/statuses/1091199946882248704">1548997315.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="935fb" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2XNXFM1574874731"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1091177498925297664" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">I live in the #2 wind energy state in the nation, where our largest public university is powered entirely by wind e… https://t.co/9WVAjNXb0d</div> — Kendally Brown (@Kendally Brown)<a href="https://twitter.com/kendallybrown/statuses/1091177498925297664">1548991963.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="77efb" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="46FMSJ1574874731"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1091236143063015424" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@JordanUhl He thought these are big fans, No Tucker, they are not https://t.co/bkUneIJP3u</div> — DesertWolf (@DesertWolf)<a href="https://twitter.com/DesertWolf71/statuses/1091236143063015424">1549005945.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="a6b5b" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3YEAI81574874731"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1091328238742372352" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">BREAKING: Tucker Carlson just became the dumbest person in America. Congrats Tuck. https://t.co/WNQyPipEHM</div> — (((evan shapīro))) (@(((evan shapīro))))<a href="https://twitter.com/eshap/statuses/1091328238742372352">1549027902.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="77efb" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="46FMSJ1574874731"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1091236143063015424" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@JordanUhl He thought these are big fans, No Tucker, they are not https://t.co/bkUneIJP3u</div> — DesertWolf (@DesertWolf)<a href="https://twitter.com/DesertWolf71/statuses/1091236143063015424">1549005945.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p>Cold and wind happen at the same time, Tuck. We even measure their combined effects, known as wind chill.</p><p></p><div id="fe4eb" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="NPQ5NG1574874731"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1091199405292732416" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@TheContemptor If only there was wind when it’s cold! https://t.co/zjMLUPQP9E</div> — Liddell (@Liddell)<a href="https://twitter.com/billliddell/statuses/1091199405292732416">1548997186.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><p>In fact, that combination drives <a href="https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/articles/top-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-wind-power">wind turbines</a> that deliver energy to much of Alaska, the coldest state in the Union.</p><p><div data-conversation-spotlight=""></div></p><p></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/bERB9LUSfyk">These turbines</a> in The Last Frontier, for example, generate 24 megawatts of power.</p><p></p><div id="eddd1" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="TRP8CW1574874731"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1091142871854579712" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Tucker: "Wind power is a scam... How well is wind power going to heat your home when it's 30 below?" https://t.co/FTLuc33bGP</div> — Contemptor (@Contemptor)<a href="https://twitter.com/TheContemptor/statuses/1091142871854579712">1548983707.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p>And Scotland.</p><p></p><div id="de444" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ZUSJVN1574874732"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1091325498125361153" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Someone should send this to @TuckerCarlson 😂 https://t.co/wOUGRQ0669</div> — (((David Amerland))) (@(((David Amerland))))<a href="https://twitter.com/DavidAmerland/statuses/1091325498125361153">1549027249.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p>And Iceland.</p><p></p><p>And Scandinavian countries... where it also gets extremely cold.</p><p></p><div id="0a1ea" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="D8AFTL1574874732"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1091148834120466434" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@JordanUhl Oh, that @TuckerCarlson. Always going on and on about what America can't do despite other countries alre… https://t.co/wud9LujYCx</div> — Jess Phoenix 🌋 (@Jess Phoenix 🌋)<a href="https://twitter.com/jessphoenix2018/statuses/1091148834120466434">1548985129.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p>Ignorance at its finest.</p><p></p><div id="12771" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3C76ZE1574874732"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1091350281059655680" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@briantylercohen What in the world is going on? Some people are just "too stupid to live". That's what my folks use… https://t.co/xWEJK3OaiG</div> — Aubrey Walter (@Aubrey Walter)<a href="https://twitter.com/auberella661/statuses/1091350281059655680">1549033157.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="56471" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="6J5AQC1574874732"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1091345704184893441" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@briantylercohen @MarkChavezTX Wind power provides great jobs. Go to Amarillo TX and see for yourself. And the co… https://t.co/sW2uSSqBEx</div> — Russell Muth (@Russell Muth)<a href="https://twitter.com/crmuth/statuses/1091345704184893441">1549032066.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="12333" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="O3ZHGK1574874732"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1091365569096409089" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@HuffPost This insipid mouthpiece for the human bobble heads on trump’s train is losing too much sleep trying to ke… https://t.co/1HHnuPFSTk</div> — It’s An Uneven Keel Though (@It’s An Uneven Keel Though)<a href="https://twitter.com/AnUnevenKeel/statuses/1091365569096409089">1549036802.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div id="dcb8c" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="GXKMOA1574874732"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1091360480671629312" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Blowing hot air has kept you in a job for years, @TuckerCarlson. I thought you'd be the last person calling wind po… https://t.co/ifGUdg0Yon</div> — Captain America 🇺🇸 Moody Loner (@Captain America 🇺🇸 Moody Loner)<a href="https://twitter.com/MoodyLoner/statuses/1091360480671629312">1549035589.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="c8b21" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="WOP1PW1574874732"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1091360800407764992" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@JordanUhl @TuckerCarlson I live in WI and my house is heated with wind power. It did just fine during the -32 pola… https://t.co/CnzbD6eIjE</div> — Susan leschke (@Susan leschke)<a href="https://twitter.com/LeschkeSusan/statuses/1091360800407764992">1549035665.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p>Speaking of making landscapes uglier, take a look at what <a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/two-courtroom-victories-in-the-fight-against-mountaintop-removal-coal--1881723294.html">coal mining looks like</a>. This is what <a href="https://phys.org/news/2015-04-wide-area-environmental-impact-oil.html">oil drilling does to landscapes</a> and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/17/amazon-coral-reef-oil-drilling-destruction-greenpeace">coral reefs</a>. Now, compare those to a <a href="https://unsplash.com/search/photos/wind-turbine">wind farm</a>.</p>
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