Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Energy that survives, is attractive, and is affordable.

The earthquake in the northeast did not stop solar panels from producing electons, it did not take any wind mills off line, it did knock at least one nuke plant out of operation, shut down automatically and must be inspected before restart, an expensive project.

Germany has installed a mind boggleing 1.8 GW of solar panels last year on homes and business roofs and parking lots.  Dispersment of small energy sources insures less impact from natural disasters.  100,000 people are working in green energy industry in Germany, and they are becoming less dependant on foriegn suppliers.  Our Congress though believes that is all bullshit.  

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7 comments:

  1. The Red MosquitoAugust 24, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    We took the kids to the CT Science Center today, they had a 20 minute movie about Climate Change that my 9 year old daughter understood quite well. I asked her if she got what the problem was, she replied "we're buring fossil fuel, which releases carbon into the air, and it's too much carbon so it makes a heat blanket, but like, more than we have now". Then I said that it is August and very cool out so they must be wrong, she replied "it's not day to day weather, it's something they followed for like 140 years or something".
    If only the Conservatives were as smart as my 9 year old.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 24, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Ok) is chief amoung the climate change science deniers - Yet, his state is baked to a friggin crisp! It isn't about Jesus with these fuckers - look who Inhofe is taking money from!

    Time to clean out the barn!


    Sarge

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  3. SquatloAugust 24, 2011 at 5:43 PM

    I heard there was a massive wind spill in the aftermath of the earthquake, and now it's swirling around off the coast threatening to turn into a hurricane. See what happens when we stop burning coal and try to go with the hippie version of energy? Hurricanes!

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  4. the yellow fringeAugust 25, 2011 at 5:37 AM

    Red Mosquito;

    Your little girl is far ahead many of our elected officials. It is very encouraging, she makes me feel good about the future. Thanks for that important story.

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  5. the yellow fringeAugust 25, 2011 at 5:47 AM

    Sarge;
    As soon as we have a snow storm Inhof will crow about it as proof global warming is a hoax. These guys are working for the other brands, BP, Halliburton, Exxon, Koch, Phillips, even the foreign producers. They are not working for our brand or view of the nation and world with less pollution, chemicals, smoke, cancer, and safer fishing and hunting. One of these days these guys will be viewed like those old racist of the pre-civil rights era, as having backed a morally reprehensible position when they should have changed and been our heros.

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  6. the yellow fringeAugust 25, 2011 at 5:57 AM

    Squatlo;
    I'm not talking about wind spills. I don't know where you get that crap. We tree hugger wind mill watchers do all we can to prevent wind spills, spend our own money to deflect them, no other energy sector fetishist have done as much.

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  7. Whit's Whittlings2August 25, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    Fringe:

    "We took the kids to the CT Science Center today, they had a 20 minute movie about Climate Change that my 9 year old daughter understood quite well."

    --Bryan (The Red Mosquito)

    Let's make Bryan's 9-year-old daughter an advisor on climate change to Rick Perry.

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