tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654416415809886208.post1022873723190526486..comments2023-09-08T07:00:21.408-07:00Comments on barryshap: The Price of Myopiabarryshaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02868936736166788932noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654416415809886208.post-38849191887111722012010-04-29T07:39:00.234-07:002010-04-29T07:39:00.234-07:00Wind and solar sound like really cozy free power s...Wind and solar sound like really cozy free power sources, but the wind is unpredictable. In Palm Springs the wind turbines seem to barely move most of the time. Solar is dc and doesn't do well at night for some reason. Hydro worked up until there were no more canyons to dam up.<br /><br />To get real power to supply the demands of 7 billion people with cell phones, iPads, and gadgets, we need big current and that means steam turbines. Natural Gas does a great job for that and it burns clean however volatile. <br /><br />Nuclear is the best but given a bad rap by the Jackson Brownes of the world in the '70's....Jackson has all of the answers too. He's just not showing his cards yet.<br /><br />Plus, there's all of the polymer byproducts of oil that we would lose....cosmetics, plastics, poly fiber. <br /><br />Some time back there was a gov mandate that anyone given land for farming must plant a sizable field of hemp.... great for oil, rope, fiber, and it's an annual crop, so it's very cost effective to plant and yield. Oh wait a minute, you wanted to go forward.Davaudianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144819322562403838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654416415809886208.post-16876376018016499112010-04-28T09:30:51.742-07:002010-04-28T09:30:51.742-07:00... or we could go forward.
While the neanderthal...... or we could go forward.<br /><br />While the neanderthals are chanting "drill baby drill," the Chinese are moving to dominate turbine technology and wind power. The very term "alternative energy" rankles some. Get over it. I don't consider myself a "tree-hugger," but it's kind of pathetic what our collective ignorance and selfishness is doing to the planet everyday-- bad air, toxic landfills, befouled oceans. Some even try to politicize recycling. No one can tell me they cheer at the pictures of the spreading oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico. Now, they're going to set it on fire. Hmmm.<br /><br />Pass that sulfur water and that HD-28.barryshaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02868936736166788932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654416415809886208.post-994040847306396212010-04-28T07:51:36.368-07:002010-04-28T07:51:36.368-07:00We should just do without oil, gasoline, and elect...We should just do without oil, gasoline, and electricity, for a few years and make everyone pull out their favorite Martin, Gibson, Guild, or Taylor acoustic guitars and forget about the amps and effects that go with it. <br /><br />Get back in touch with real horsepower like the Amish. They don't pay SS taxes and they don't have to be part of the health mandate because they are way smarter than the average Joe six pack.<br /><br />Back to whale oil lamps and cooking with a wood cook stove....healthier and more rootsy all the way around. My grandparents did it and we were just fine. Hunting, growing good vegetables, fresh eggs, and sulphur water. Back to the farm life for everyone.Davaudianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144819322562403838noreply@blogger.com