Don't worry...the word is out and has been out. Even the terminally blind are beginning to see the light. In the end, economic forces will force the issue. Hopefully before the icecaps melt....
Good Post! Anyone who says you're a liberal is a moron. Just a realist.
Yes, spreading the power generation around with Solar, Wind and Tidal brings many benefits.
1. Makes a large # of households and businesses(depending on location) grid independant.
2. Reduces the need for more power plants for the grid.
3. Uses available real-estate. No need to acquire vast tracts of land unless you want to build a plant.
4. Opens up partnering opportunities with Commercial companies and State/Local and Federal agencies who have vast areas readily available.(ie: Military bases, Highway median strips, warehouse rooftops, other structures, old mines, superfund sites, etc...)
5. Reduces the vulnerability of the Grid to Terrorism, Overload, Natutal Disaters which damage the economy every time the Grid goes down dor long periods.
6. Reduces the push for costly and potentially dangerous Nuke plants. Nobody wants a Fission plant in the neighborhood.
7. Land, materials and sites can easily be re-purposed when something better comes along (ie: Fusion, etc..)
8. If used to create fuel, cuts out our largest import overhead, thus making it possible in many years to erase the economy-killing deficit and debt that our Oilman leader has created.
9. Makes us Safer and Wealthier therefore stronger.
a. Screws Middle East and other Dictator-led energy exporters who gouge our economy and give the profits to Terrorists.
b. Removes the need for US and other Wester Countries to spend Trillions of dollars to defend the oil fields "forever".
10. Will provide local jobs (in every jurisdiction) into the economy the likes of which we have never seen before.
11. Will reduce taxes and energy costs in the long-run especially as the Turbines and panels get more and more efficient and other methods are invented by our incrfedibally inventive society.
12. Cost of Renewable Energy always goes down as methods and systems get more efficient. Costs of fossil fuels always goes up as demand increases and supply decreases.
13. Environmental: Too many to name, but here's a shot (reduced C02, no extra land needed for (coal mines, power plants, power lines, less environmentsl cleanup needed (saves tax dolars and recreation areas and increases health of those nearby), can be used to desalinate water in the west which would allow the Colorado river and others to become rivers again, etc..
Bottom line, the "right Wing" wants you to believe all of these techniques are useless for a reason. They are heavily invested in either Fossil Fuels and/or Military Contracting.
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Don't worry...the word is out and has been out. Even the terminally blind are beginning to see the light. In the end, economic forces will force the issue. Hopefully before the icecaps melt....
Good Post! Anyone who says you're a liberal is a moron. Just a realist. Yes, spreading the power generation around with Solar, Wind and Tidal brings many benefits. 1. Makes a large # of households and businesses(depending on location) grid independant. 2. Reduces the need for more power plants for the grid. 3. Uses available real-estate. No need to acquire vast tracts of land unless you want to build a plant. 4. Opens up partnering opportunities with Commercial companies and State/Local and Federal agencies who have vast areas readily available.(ie: Military bases, Highway median strips, warehouse rooftops, other structures, old mines, superfund sites, etc...) 5. Reduces the vulnerability of the Grid to Terrorism, Overload, Natutal Disaters which damage the economy every time the Grid goes down dor long periods. 6. Reduces the push for costly and potentially dangerous Nuke plants. Nobody wants a Fission plant in the neighborhood. 7. Land, materials and sites can easily be re-purposed when something better comes along (ie: Fusion, etc..) 8. If used to create fuel, cuts out our largest import overhead, thus making it possible in many years to erase the economy-killing deficit and debt that our Oilman leader has created. 9. Makes us Safer and Wealthier therefore stronger. a. Screws Middle East and other Dictator-led energy exporters who gouge our economy and give the profits to Terrorists. b. Removes the need for US and other Wester Countries to spend Trillions of dollars to defend the oil fields "forever". 10. Will provide local jobs (in every jurisdiction) into the economy the likes of which we have never seen before. 11. Will reduce taxes and energy costs in the long-run especially as the Turbines and panels get more and more efficient and other methods are invented by our incrfedibally inventive society. 12. Cost of Renewable Energy always goes down as methods and systems get more efficient. Costs of fossil fuels always goes up as demand increases and supply decreases. 13. Environmental: Too many to name, but here's a shot (reduced C02, no extra land needed for (coal mines, power plants, power lines, less environmentsl cleanup needed (saves tax dolars and recreation areas and increases health of those nearby), can be used to desalinate water in the west which would allow the Colorado river and others to become rivers again, etc.. Bottom line, the "right Wing" wants you to believe all of these techniques are useless for a reason. They are heavily invested in either Fossil Fuels and/or Military Contracting.