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      Also when the companies inevitably pull out of the area and leave a ghost town some entrepreneur can come along and make a theme park. Win-win-win in my book. /s

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        See that’s the real problem. Wind energy isn’t destroying enough land to make room for theme parks and parking lots.

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        Sometimes they even destroy existing towns to get the resources

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      I feel the need to clarify that these types of projects usually don’t bring “generational jobs and careers” but usually bring outside workforce who will leave when damage done.