[DoughtyOne]

Bird down..., people!

Ethanol didn't pan out.  Wind hasn't panned out.  Solar arrays are iffy over the long haul.

Solar collectors producing steam may be a good bet.  Over time I think this could be meaningful.  Other than that, we're not really getting anywhere.


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[detective]

“the industry produces a product that isn’t as efficient or cheap as it might be if we focused less on working the political system and more on research and development.”

The so called “alternative fuels industry” does not produce a product that anyone wants or needs. The use political connections to take money from taxpayers and get agreements to sell energy to utilities at several times the cost of the traditional energy that they displace.

It is just a corrupt scheme for the politically connected to take money from taxpayers.

[The Great RJ]

Wind power like ethanol exists solely due to government subsidies and mandates. These both could not exist in the market.

[Hardastarboard]

Wind turbines produce power only when the wind is blowing.

Saw "Moby Dick" on TCM the other night, the part where they are becalmed at the equator. That reminded me of why we don't use wind as a regular energy source - it's unreliable.

[Lady Jag]

My generator is a convert to propane and a little goes a long way.




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