[va-richmond-general] Re: Highland County
- From: "Jim Blowers" <jimvb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 15:50:50 -0400
How about then putting the wind turbines on the areas that have already
been torn up by the coal and strip miners?
Sure, wind power has its problems. But other things have their problems,
some even worse. If not wind turbines, how do we get energy for the
future? We are about to run out of cheap oil - the demand will exceed
the supply. So do we invade oil-bearing nations to get the oil? Hydrogen
derived from solar power is ideal - but it can't be done yet. There are
numerous problems to be solved. Nuclear power is an option. It won't
directly kill birds. But there are many problems with nuclear energy. We
are going to be running out of natural gas soon, as well. So do we keep
burning coal, warming the atmosphere, flooding islands, changing
climate, and thus killing birds that can't adapt, and dirtying the air?
There are no easy solutions.
Stephen Leeb ("The Oil Factor") suggests using wind power to generate
electricity instead of coal, and taking the existing coal mines and
supply and converting that to oil for our cars and other uses. And, of
course, conserving wherever we can.
Do any of you have any other answers?
Jim Blowers
-----Original Message-----
From: va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Barbara
Williamson
Sent: Wednesday, 2005 May 25 14:27
To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Highland County
Margaret and others,
Proponents of wind power have been aggressively underplaying the
problems that many of us have with wind power - often manipulating
statistics to their advantage (certainly not a new technique).
Highland County is not the location for a wind farm - and it is highly
unlikely that it would provide any real long term advantages to the
people of the county.
Keep up the good fight Margaret!
Barbara
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