Green Energy

[PoliticalChic]

What can President Obama do about the use of petroleum, natural gas and coal, and their replacement with alternative forms of energy?

What are the choices for replacing these resources? Hydropower? No, it floods lands. Biomass? Nope, burns wood and produces waste. Ethanol uses food crops.
Here’s what is left: geothermal, solar and wind.

If all the current and planned geothermal plants make it to production we would double geothermal energy production all the way up to two thirds of one percent of America’s usage!

The total amount of energy produced by all of the solar energy collection equipment produced since 1974 is about 0.8% of America’s energy use.

“The combined power-generating capacity of every single windmill (and there are thousands), every photovoltaic solar cell on every rooftop, and every thermal solar energy plant across America equals 0.4 percent of America’s energy consumption.”

On June 29, 1979, President Obama called for a “national commitment to solar energy.” He set a goal of producing 20 percent of the nation’s energy from various solar sources by the year 2000. Oops! Did I say President Obama? I meant President Carter, but I’m sure that you can see how easy it is to make that mistake.

Read the full article at The Green Energy Dream | theTrumpet.com

 

[Meister]

Don't forget nuclear power...but that too, would be a ...nope. The enviromentilists would have a field day with all of it. That's why we are dependent on foriegn sources. Politicians aren't really dedicated to getting us off the foreign oil. It's all just lip service. Of coarse Pelosi, has the big lips.

 

[Chris]

The Danes already get 20% of their energy from wind power. The Israelis are building one solar power plant which will supply 5% of their energy needs. The Germans are building homes that are so well insulated that they don't require a furnace. It can be done. All that is requred is the political will. Are the Danes smarter than us?

 

[Modbert]

And one source that many forget about:

Cars that run on Compressed Air.

 

[Chris]

And one source that many forget about:

Cars that run on Compressed Air.

That's pretty cool, isn't it?

The India car company Tata is investing in that.

I think they are going to call the car, Bodacious.

 

[Modbert]

That's pretty cool, isn't it?

The India car company Tata is investing in that.

I think they are going to call the car, Bodacious.

They are quite cool. They are also probably the reason why the gas companies are raising their prices now, one last hurrah because once 2010 comes; gasoline may become in many aspects extinct for motor vehicles.

Which is good. I personally can't wait to get one of those eventually.

 

[Old Rocks]

The University of Michigan is undertaking some experiments that may provide coastal states with a relitively cheap source of energy from offshore currents.

'Fish technology' draws renewable energy from slow water currents

 

[PoliticalChic]

And one source that many forget about:

Cars that run on Compressed Air.

Ah, we finally found subject about which you have some expertise!

There's no one who has more experience with compressed air.

I almost forgot that it was Valentine's Day. Don't you need that compressed air for your blow-up doll?

 

[PoliticalChic]

The Danes already get 20% of their energy from wind power. The Israelis are building one solar power plant which will supply 5% of their energy needs. The Germans are building homes that are so well insulated that they don't require a furnace. It can be done. All that is requred is the political will. Are the Danes smarter than us?

Tree-hugger alert:

The nation that leads the world in wind-farm development is going cool on the environmentally friendly source of power.

Since the boom year of 2000, when as many as 748 turbines were erected, the number being built in Denmark has steadily fallen. So far this year, only six new wind turbines have been put up.

Wind Watch: Danes go cold on wind farms

 

[PoliticalChic]

And one source that many forget about:

Cars that run on Compressed Air.

That's pretty cool, isn't it?

The India car company Tata is investing in that.

I think they are going to call the car, Bodacious.

NYTimes: Michael Walsh, a pollution consultant and former United States Environmental Protection Agency regulator, said that a car so cheap was likely to lack the complex technology to maintain its initial level of emissions and that without such technology cars could soon be producing four to five times their initial pollution level.

Geez, it's always something.

 

[PoliticalChic]

That's pretty cool, isn't it?

The India car company Tata is investing in that.

I think they are going to call the car, Bodacious.

They are quite cool. They are also probably the reason why the gas companies are raising their prices now, one last hurrah because once 2010 comes; gasoline may become in many aspects extinct for motor vehicles.

Which is good. I personally can't wait to get one of those eventually.

You mean you'd give up your Schwinn?

 

[Chris]

We have a wind corridor that runs from Texas to the Canadian border. We have a solar corridor in the American Southwest. Every new house in America should have fexible solar panels. We have the technology. It could be done very easily.

What if the $800 billion we wasted in Iraq had been spent on clean energy? We would be well on our way to American energy independence.

Wind farm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[PoliticalChic]

We have a wind corridor that runs from Texas to the Canadian border. We have a solar corridor in the American Southwest. Every new house in America should have fexible solar panels. We have the technology. It could be done very easily.

What if the $800 billion we wasted in Iraq had been spent on clean energy? We would be well on our way to American energy independence.

Wind farm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I think the wind corridor must extend through Virginai Beach.

You don't seem to realize that to convert to these alternative forms, TRILLIONS are needed:
"If America wants a green energy economy, it is going to have to spend. And spend. And spend like never before. President Obama’s plan to designate $15 billion a year over 10 years will barely scratch the surface of what is needed. If America wants an energy revolution, taxpayers are going to have to pay and pay and pay, because trillions of dollars’ worth of energy infrastructure in America will need to be phased out and replaced. "

 

[Chris]

We have a wind corridor that runs from Texas to the Canadian border. We have a solar corridor in the American Southwest. Every new house in America should have fexible solar panels. We have the technology. It could be done very easily.

What if the $800 billion we wasted in Iraq had been spent on clean energy? We would be well on our way to American energy independence.

Wind farm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I think the wind corridor must extend through Virginai Beach.

You don't seem to realize that to convert to these alternative forms, TRILLIONS are needed:
"If America wants a green energy economy, it is going to have to spend. And spend. And spend like never before. President Obama’s plan to designate $15 billion a year over 10 years will barely scratch the surface of what is needed. If America wants an energy revolution, taxpayers are going to have to pay and pay and pay, because trillions of dollars’ worth of energy infrastructure in America will need to be phased out and replaced. "

So let's get started.

 

[Meister]

We have a wind corridor that runs from Texas to the Canadian border. We have a solar corridor in the American Southwest. Every new house in America should have fexible solar panels. We have the technology. It could be done very easily.

What if the $800 billion we wasted in Iraq had been spent on clean energy? We would be well on our way to American energy independence.

Wind farm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chris, your left wing socialist nut buddies would have all your answers to getting off foriegn oil in the courts for years to come. You name it, their against it, and have highly paid lobbists to do their work. Also, you have your left wing socialist nut buddies that are judges to make sure it doesn't happen. Chris, and rockhead, you want liberalism to run America? Well here you are, welcome to the politics that you cherish.
What we do need to do is start opening up areas to drill for oil. We need to get rid of the regulations that say no more refineries. We have enough here to make ourselves energy independent. That and clean coal. One thing to remember, we're going to need oil for a very long, long time, Chris. That is a fact, but your ultra liberal buddies say no. These are the people you worship Chris. By the way Chris, remember the "what if?" It's kinda like "What if my Grandmother had balls." Get rid of "what if" Chris, that's juvenile.

 

[Chris]

We have a wind corridor that runs from Texas to the Canadian border. We have a solar corridor in the American Southwest. Every new house in America should have fexible solar panels. We have the technology. It could be done very easily.

What if the $800 billion we wasted in Iraq had been spent on clean energy? We would be well on our way to American energy independence.

Wind farm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chris, your left wing socialist nut buddies would have all your answers to getting off foriegn oil in the courts for years to come. You name it, their against it, and have highly paid lobbists to do their work. Also, you have your left wing socialist nut buddies that are judges to make sure it doesn't happen. Chris, and rockhead, you want liberalism to run America? Well here you are, welcome to the politics that you cherish.
What we do need to do is start opening up areas to drill for oil. We need to get rid of the regulations that say no more refineries. We have enough here to make ourselves energy independent. That and clean coal. One thing to remember, we're going to need oil for a very long, long time, Chris. That is a fact, but your ultra liberal buddies say no. These are the people you worship Chris. By the way Chris, remember the "what if?" It's kinda like "What if my Grandmother had balls." Get rid of "what if" Chris, that's juvenile.

Blah, blah, blah, liberal bad, let's drill, ect.....

What we need to do is provide tax advantages for green energy.

Green energy is made in America. Wind, solar, conservation, etc...are all American.

 

[Meister]

We have a wind corridor that runs from Texas to the Canadian border. We have a solar corridor in the American Southwest. Every new house in America should have fexible solar panels. We have the technology. It could be done very easily.

What if the $800 billion we wasted in Iraq had been spent on clean energy? We would be well on our way to American energy independence.

Wind farm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chris, your left wing socialist nut buddies would have all your answers to getting off foriegn oil in the courts for years to come. You name it, their against it, and have highly paid lobbists to do their work. Also, you have your left wing socialist nut buddies that are judges to make sure it doesn't happen. Chris, and rockhead, you want liberalism to run America? Well here you are, welcome to the politics that you cherish.
What we do need to do is start opening up areas to drill for oil. We need to get rid of the regulations that say no more refineries. We have enough here to make ourselves energy independent. That and clean coal. One thing to remember, we're going to need oil for a very long, long time, Chris. That is a fact, but your ultra liberal buddies say no. These are the people you worship Chris. By the way Chris, remember the "what if?" It's kinda like "What if my Grandmother had balls." Get rid of "what if" Chris, that's juvenile.

Blah, blah, blah, liberal bad, let's drill, ect.....

What we need to do is provide tax advantages for green energy.

Green energy is made in America. Wind, solar, conservation, etc...are all American.

Your an IDIOT!!!! It won't happen because of your liberal buddies.. They have your "green" in the courts you idiot!!! You didn't even read what i wrote, and you attacked me. What a slime. By the way, show me that we spent 800 billion in Iraq. It's less than half that, you moron.
PS what do you think will run and lube the engines that make the parts for your "green"? What will be part of the chemical compositions of your "green parts?" Think about it for a second, if you get this far down on my post. It will be oil, Chris....oil. We're going to need it.

 

[Chris]

Chris, your left wing socialist nut buddies would have all your answers to getting off foriegn oil in the courts for years to come. You name it, their against it, and have highly paid lobbists to do their work. Also, you have your left wing socialist nut buddies that are judges to make sure it doesn't happen. Chris, and rockhead, you want liberalism to run America? Well here you are, welcome to the politics that you cherish.
What we do need to do is start opening up areas to drill for oil. We need to get rid of the regulations that say no more refineries. We have enough here to make ourselves energy independent. That and clean coal. One thing to remember, we're going to need oil for a very long, long time, Chris. That is a fact, but your ultra liberal buddies say no. These are the people you worship Chris. By the way Chris, remember the "what if?" It's kinda like "What if my Grandmother had balls." Get rid of "what if" Chris, that's juvenile.

Blah, blah, blah, liberal bad, let's drill, ect.....

What we need to do is provide tax advantages for green energy.

Green energy is made in America. Wind, solar, conservation, etc...are all American.

Your an IDIOT!!!! It won't happen because of your liberal buddies.. They have your "green" in the courts you idiot!!! You didn't even read what i wrote, and you attacked me. What a slime. By the way, show me that we spent 800 billion in Iraq. It's less than half that, you moron.
PS what do you think will run and lube the engines that make the parts for your "green"? What will be part of the chemical compositions of your "green parts?" Think about it for a second, if you get this far down on my post. It will be oil, Chris....oil. We're going to need it.

The ultimate cost of the Iraq war will run over a trillion dollars.

Green energy will be the most important industry of the 21st century.

Why not be the leader in it?

 

[Meister]

Blah, blah, blah, liberal bad, let's drill, ect.....

What we need to do is provide tax advantages for green energy.

Green energy is made in America. Wind, solar, conservation, etc...are all American.

Your an IDIOT!!!! It won't happen because of your liberal buddies.. They have your "green" in the courts you idiot!!! You didn't even read what i wrote, and you attacked me. What a slime. By the way, show me that we spent 800 billion in Iraq. It's less than half that, you moron.
PS what do you think will run and lube the engines that make the parts for your "green"? What will be part of the chemical compositions of your "green parts?" Think about it for a second, if you get this far down on my post. It will be oil, Chris....oil. We're going to need it.

The ultimate cost of the Iraq war will run over a trillion dollars.

Green energy will be the most important industry of the 21st century.

Why not be the leader in it?

Because it will be in the fucking courts for years and years, you Moron!!! I've stated it twice before in this thread!! You aren't reading what I'm posting you asshole!!! It's your side that will be holding up the process. Chris, quit trying to get your socialist issues out in a post, and at least address what I've posted. PS...so then the Iraq war hasn't cost us 800 billion, and your just speculating on future costs....I get it..I think? PSS. Green is going to be very expensive if it ever does come to pass, and most Americans aren't going to be to able afford it.. Did you ever look at the price of a hybrid car..I couldn't afford most. You know those light bulbs that GE puts out..you know the ones with the high concentrations of mercury..yeah those..pretty damn expensive. Not to mention new taxes that will be imposed on us to recoup the loss of revenue from OIL!

 

[Chris]

I saw this great report on NBC Nightly News about this company that makes flexible solar roofing.

Their income doubled in the last year. Their name is United Solar Ovonic.

Here's a link to their website....

United Solar Ovonic