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2023-05-20 23:23:23 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: CA6C9E12B9B24B7873E4822545F6B6B957FD62930AA2B259F06F7B8DE9B887E3
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This photo is from a deep Sweden winter in 2014 and not reflective of typical conditions. The helicopter is also pouring water, not chemicals. The amount of greenhouse gas used to de-ice a turbine is a fraction of what would be used to make the same energy with fossils fuels. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-helicopter-turbine-sweden-n/fact-check-image-of-helicopter-de-icing-a-wind-turbine-comes-from-sweden-not-texas-idUSKBN2AH22H
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