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Junk Science: The Wind Cries 'Bailout!'

Discussion in 'News & Current Events' started by Revmitchell, Aug 10, 2008.

  1. Revmitchell

    Revmitchell Well-Known Member
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    .........It sounds great and gets even better, according to Pickens. Don’t sweat the cost, he says, "It will be accomplished solely through private investment with no new consumer or corporate taxes or government regulation." What’s not to like?

    First, it’s worth noting Pickens’ claim made in the op-ed that his plan requires no new government regulation. Two sentences later, however, he calls on Congress to "mandate'' wind power and its subsidies. Next, Pickens relies on a 2008 Department of Energy study claiming the U.S. could generate 20 percent of its electricity from wind by 2030.

    Setting aside the fact that the report was produced in consultation with the wind industry, the 20-by-2030 goal is quite fanciful. Even if wind technology significantly improves, electrical transmission systems (how electricity gets from the power source to you) are greatly expanded and environmental obstacles (such as environmentalists who protest wind turbines as eyesores and bird-killing machines) can be overcome, the viability of wind power depends on where, when and how strong the wind blows — none of which is predictable........


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  2. billwald

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    The problem is zoning and land use regulation, not (tax) money. I would love to have a wind turbine behind my house. If it was "free" country, I could.
     
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