How do you make your footprint lighter?
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Ethanol is a joke,just as much as it was when they tried it back in the late 70s early 80s. Engines lose HP and actually burn more to produce the same amount of HP needed to match the output.
All its done is raise the price of feed which in turn makes chicken and eggs cost more not to mention other corn enriched food products.
Show me where in the world there is enough wind to power the electric grid. You'd need so many wind generators that it would be an eye sore.
Wind isn't constant enough to be dependable as a source.
Sorry for yet another derail, Easydoesit.......
Wind energy is viable, but in limited amounts. On my drive out to Palm Springs just about every weekend, I pass through 2 enormous wind farms. They stretch for miles in a high wind area. Unfortunately, this is a remote desert area with no housing, no business, and enough open land/mountain ranges to support the massive amount of land needed to build such a farm.
"[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Wind energy is a commercially available renewable energy source, with state-of-the-art wind plants producing electricity at about $0.05 per kWh. However, even at that production cost, wind-generated electricity is not yet fully cost-competitive with coal- or natural-gas-produced electricity for the bulk electricity market. The wind is a proven energy source; it is not resource-limited in the United States, and there are no insolvable technical constraints. This paper describes current and historical technology, characterizes existing trends, and describes the research and development required to reduce the cost of wind-generated electricity to full competitiveness with fossil-fuel-generated electricity for the bulk electricity market. Potential markets are described. [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] More than 16,000 wind turbines are currently installed in California with a total generating capacity approaching 1700 MW. The turbines in the wind plants are privately owned, with the electricity sold to the local utilities. These turbines generate more than 3 billion kWh of electricity per year-enough electricity to meet the residential requirements of a city of about 1 million people. This combined capacity is equivalent to a medium-sized nuclear plant. About 1% of the electricity used in California is generated from wind.[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"
[/FONT]http://www.palmsprings.com/services/wind1.html
Wind energy is viable, but in limited amounts. On my drive out to Palm Springs just about every weekend, I pass through 2 enormous wind farms. They stretch for miles in a high wind area. Unfortunately, this is a remote desert area with no housing, no business, and enough open land/mountain ranges to support the massive amount of land needed to build such a farm.
"[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Wind energy is a commercially available renewable energy source, with state-of-the-art wind plants producing electricity at about $0.05 per kWh. However, even at that production cost, wind-generated electricity is not yet fully cost-competitive with coal- or natural-gas-produced electricity for the bulk electricity market. The wind is a proven energy source; it is not resource-limited in the United States, and there are no insolvable technical constraints. This paper describes current and historical technology, characterizes existing trends, and describes the research and development required to reduce the cost of wind-generated electricity to full competitiveness with fossil-fuel-generated electricity for the bulk electricity market. Potential markets are described. [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] More than 16,000 wind turbines are currently installed in California with a total generating capacity approaching 1700 MW. The turbines in the wind plants are privately owned, with the electricity sold to the local utilities. These turbines generate more than 3 billion kWh of electricity per year-enough electricity to meet the residential requirements of a city of about 1 million people. This combined capacity is equivalent to a medium-sized nuclear plant. About 1% of the electricity used in California is generated from wind.[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"
[/FONT]http://www.palmsprings.com/services/wind1.html
Catpicklesdog
Hindsight is a wonderful thing!
On one hand I recycle, I switch my TV off standby, I have a couple of energy saving lightbulbs and I don't drive a car (only because I'm not allowed to anymore).
On the other hand I have halide lights with 2 x 250 watt bulbs that are on for 7 hours per day!!!!
I believe that we are going through a life cycle. Just look at the ice age, there wasn't cars or pollution then.
On the other hand I have halide lights with 2 x 250 watt bulbs that are on for 7 hours per day!!!!
I believe that we are going through a life cycle. Just look at the ice age, there wasn't cars or pollution then.
same here. but it doesnt hurt at all to do things like recycle and.. well really anything that it better for the environment
I agree.
who I don't believe are those politicians, rock stars, actors, etc. who make it seem like they care, but in the end are only out to protect their own image.
i'm sorry easydoesit that this turned into a debate thread, maybe you can start a second thread JUST for the original subject.
Actually, we might just sill be coming out of the ice age....
And didn't I hear that the Polar ice cap grew a foot this year? the first itme in history? And I know we had record cold here in Chicago.
