Surely it is an economic nonsense to deplete the world of natural resources.

耗尽世界的自然资源无疑是一件经济上的愚蠢行为。

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Unclean fossil fuels are popular, even though they deplete or harm natural resources, yet wind power also has the horses to keep lights on through the night-and is clean.

尽管有耗竭的危机，又会伤害自然资源，不环保的化石能源却大受欢迎；而风力能源，同样能维持灯火终宵通明的马力—而且干净许多。

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