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Are green energy programs wasting tax payer money? | On Air Videos | Fox Business
But the message of Obama's and Greenie politicians is an utter failure, in forcing not-ready-for-prime-time green energy sources, while wasting Billions and hurting the economy & jobs, needs saying.
The only thing we waste billions of tax dollars on, is our bloated military.Are green energy programs wasting tax payer money? | On Air Videos | Fox Business
But the message of Obama's and Greenie politicians is an utter failure, in forcing not-ready-for-prime-time green energy sources, while wasting Billions and hurting the economy & jobs, needs saying.
Like the vast majority of articles that include a question mark in the title, the answer is "No."
The only thing we waste billions of tax dollars on, is our bloated military.
The only thing we waste billions of tax dollars on, is our bloated military.
Are green energy programs wasting tax payer money? | On Air Videos | Fox Business
But the message of Obama's and Greenie politicians is an utter failure, in forcing not-ready-for-prime-time green energy sources, while wasting Billions and hurting the economy & jobs, needs saying.
The only thing we waste billions of tax dollars on, is our bloated military.
Are green energy programs wasting tax payer money? | On Air Videos | Fox Business
But the message of Obama's and Greenie politicians is an utter failure, in forcing not-ready-for-prime-time green energy sources, while wasting Billions and hurting the economy & jobs, needs saying.
You obviously don't get the basic concept that the reason for subsidies are precisely because these technologies are not-ready-for-prime-time and need to have demand generated to achieve economies of scale that are now making them better and cheaper.
And as Longview points out, this is happening right now, demonstrating the ultimate success of these programs.
Thanks, Obama!
Some people also seem to conveniently forget how much we subsidize the fossil fuel industries.
But, of course, it's all,
"GREEN ENERGY SUBSIDIES BAD!!"
"ENVIRONMENT-DESTROYING OIL SUBSIDIES GOOD!!"
What a ******* crazy society we live in.
No we don't.
Please link the facts about subsidies.
You may also want to look up the definition of "subsidy" before you proceed.
You obviously don't get the basic concept that the reason for subsidies are precisely because these technologies are not-ready-for-prime-time and need to have demand generated to achieve economies of scale that are now making them better and cheaper.
And as Longview points out, this is happening right now, demonstrating the ultimate success of these programs.
Thanks, Obama!
Never is a long time, and I suspect in some geographies, current technology wind power might be profitable.
Never is a long time, and I suspect in some geographies, current technology wind power might be profitable.
That said, without storage, wind power has a steep hill to climb.
Right now photovoltaic solar is looking better than wind.
I suspect wind power may have past the point of diminishing returns, at least with respect to the high tech stuff.The costs are going up and the energy production is remaining the same. Never is a pretty safe bet.
The funnniest part of the wind turbine industry, is the amount of diesel fuel it takes to erect one tower.
I suspect wind power may have past the point of diminishing returns, at least with respect to the high tech stuff.
Personally, I would rather us get energy from this:
Than this:
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But I guess that is just me. Maybe some people would rather us blow entire mountains up, destroy millions of acres of forest, pollute thousands of miles of rivers and streams, and literally scar the land for millions of years (How long do you think it will take for another mountain to form?).
I also all for nuclear, hydro where appropriate, natural gas, wind, geothermal.
Strip mines are reclaimed, so that not quote as bad as some would make them out to be.
BTW, lithium is strip mined.
Yes, lithium is strip mined. However, we use exponentially more coal in a given year than we do lithium. So the impact of coal mining is exponentially greater than from mining lithium. The worst environmental disasters in US history have all been related to coal mining. Even if you had a Chernobyl level nuclear meltdown once a decade, nuclear would still have nothing on coal in terms of environmental destruction.
Finally, yes those mines are reclaimed. What once was large mountain in the Appalachians, covered in forests, with cool clean streams and abundant wildlife, becomes a flat field after reclamation. You can literally see reclaimed mines mountaintop removal coal mines from space. Just look at West Virginia or Eastern Kentucky with Google Earth. So, its not the same. Even with reclamation we literally altering the landscape for millions of years (until the next mountains form).
Personally, I would rather us get energy from this:
Than this:
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But I guess that is just me. Maybe some people would rather us blow entire mountains up, destroy millions of acres of forest, pollute thousands of miles of rivers and streams, and literally scar the land for millions of years (How long do you think it will take for another mountain to form?).
I also all for nuclear, hydro where appropriate, natural gas, wind, geothermal.
Strip mining is no different than clearing land for farming. Or solar farms, or wind farms.
How many mountains have been blown up to clear land for solar farms or wind farms?
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