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Alternative energy sources
- Thread starter DeltaDawg
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Wind power can supply a lot more power than solar, size wise.
But in Texas, there are some people who say the blades will
mess up bird migration. They are fighting the windmills.
I think the birds have the option of flying higher. We don't
have many more quick fix options when it comes to electric
power.
Down here, along the coast, the south winds blow all the
time in the summer, coming in from the gulf. It just costs
so much to fight what goof-offs what their agenda heard.
Some cry that solar panels will divert sunlight from the soil
killing grass and plants causing more global warming.
I think if the land owner wants solar or wind power, they
should be able to put it on their land.
There are too many close minded groups fighting anything
they can to prevent new cleaner energy project from coming
forward.
There are hundreds of big companies spending big money studying
clean energy solutions. Then we have these goofball groups taking
them to court, blocking progress.
Then when the price of oil and natural gas spikes up, those groups
cry that the oil companies are making big profits.
There is nothing wrong with solar, wind and water power if it is
done right. It is cheaper and cleaner.
solutions
But in Texas, there are some people who say the blades will
mess up bird migration. They are fighting the windmills.
I think the birds have the option of flying higher. We don't
have many more quick fix options when it comes to electric
power.
Down here, along the coast, the south winds blow all the
time in the summer, coming in from the gulf. It just costs
so much to fight what goof-offs what their agenda heard.
Some cry that solar panels will divert sunlight from the soil
killing grass and plants causing more global warming.
I think if the land owner wants solar or wind power, they
should be able to put it on their land.
There are too many close minded groups fighting anything
they can to prevent new cleaner energy project from coming
forward.
There are hundreds of big companies spending big money studying
clean energy solutions. Then we have these goofball groups taking
them to court, blocking progress.
Then when the price of oil and natural gas spikes up, those groups
cry that the oil companies are making big profits.
There is nothing wrong with solar, wind and water power if it is
done right. It is cheaper and cleaner.
solutions
Yes wind power is good too. There's an outfit in SF called something like whirlygig that just came out with a vertical wind turbine supposedly just as efficient as a horizontal wind turbine but doesn't kill the birds because it moves slower and the birds can see the blades.
When I was a kid a whirlygig had a little prop on it that moved the mule back and forth so it was kicking the bent over farmer in the butt. I have old plans for various whirlygigs in the shop.
When I was a kid a whirlygig had a little prop on it that moved the mule back and forth so it was kicking the bent over farmer in the butt. I have old plans for various whirlygigs in the shop.