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Zjcnkgoj of MN @ Jul 14, 2009 23:17:18 PM

Green is overhyped

There is no magic by calling yourself 'green' except to a gullible public and the liberal news media.

The most carbon-neutral form of energy generation is nuclear power, yet the eco-nuts are against that, as well as wind farms (unsightly and kills birds), solar (light pollution), biomass (stinky), etc. etc.

The Al Gores of the world jet around in their own jets, pocketing billions from confused people, while he openly laughs at them, to their face.

The liberals can't get enough!

Scott S. of CA @ Dec 22, 2008 17:22:21 PM

Naysayers - In The Days Of Whale Oil

Prior to the early to late 1800's this country's primary supply of oil came from whales. We so depended on this product that we nearly extinquished an entire species.

Lo and behold, some nutcase discovered a replacement product for whale oil. That product was crude oil.

People of the time said there was no way we could ever do without whale oil. We had this huge infrastructure in place to harvest the whale oil and it would be cost-prohibitive to bring a new, unproven source on board.

Needless to say, the nuts won out, the whaling industry went away in fairly short order and now we find ourselves in the same position we were in over a hundred years ago.

The primary thing we need to consider here is that there are always people who will resist the fact that we are capable of doing things differently. It has been proved throughout history.

Once we have the political will to change our energy infrastructure it will change. Private industry will, once government incentives are in place, drive this new industry like there is no tomorrow. Millions of jobs will be created and before you know it, crude oil will go the way of whale oil.

There is a great website out there (www.yournationsvoice.com)for learning more about alternative energy and communicating with your elected leaders to let them know how you feel about our current energy situation. Go there and learn more. Then use the site to send your Congressman or President an email stating that you support development of alternative energy sources. The internet is a powerful tool for learning more about these issues and communicating your wishes to elected leaders.

Chuck Correll of MO @ Nov 13, 2008 13:50:23 PM

greenpower for all schools possible within 10 years

Some schools have put up solar panels to produce electricty on site and save money. Some schools have even put up small wind turbines or even used a geothermal system to reduce heating and cooling costs by 70%. Most school can't come up with the money for these systems even though in the long run they would pay for tnemselves. However, if all schools in a school district (perhaps 100 schools) all raised only a couple thousand dollars from selling cookies or wristbands or whatever and then they pooled their money together then one or two schools could afford to go green and save money. Perhaps the savigs in energy costs could be added in to money raised the following year and even moer schools could go green. The cost of these systems would decrease every year from new technology, improved production techniques and if all schools in North America got involved then mass production would really lower prices for everyone. If schools raised only one third of the money and state and federal governments matched funds raised it could happen much faster. Green jobs would be created installing and manufacturing these systems. Greenhouse gas emmissions and smog would be reduced. Oil dependency and oil funded terrorism would decline. If you think this is a good idea, share it with peolple and lets get this project going. I set up a website Greenpowerschool.org if anyone wants to know more.

David Crozier @ Oct 30, 2008 15:21:40 PM

Green is really green and won't save anything but just delay the end

When I was a boy there was a thing called "Earth Day", a day when we all were supposed to act responsibly in a global way towards the environment. Then there came the Oil Embargo and endless demands and promises of energy independence in 10 years. To manufacture a wind turbine there has to be a huge industrial infrastructure which is anything but green, For example, you have to mine the ore, refine it, melt it down again then cast it, ship it to a machine shop to machine it, heat treat, test and paint and wire and program. All of that is anything but green. I know I work in a Foundry. To make solar cells silicon must be melted in a highly specialized and rarefied process that requires a HUGE industrial complex that is not green. If we want to be green we need to think about where we are going to draw the line on technologic application. We can't just go on like we always have or even close to it and say we are saving anything.

Dean of OR @ Oct 14, 2008 09:59:59 AM