Comments on: Morning Bell: The World Is Powering Up While America Powers Down http://blog.heritage.org/2008/07/24/morning-bell-the-world-is-powering-up-while-america-powers-down/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:06:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Chicago Boyz » Blog Archive » We Are So Boned http://blog.heritage.org/2008/07/24/morning-bell-the-world-is-powering-up-while-america-powers-down/#comment-29021 Chicago Boyz » Blog Archive » We Are So Boned Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:40:39 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/07/24/morning-bell-the-world-is-powering-up-while-america-powers-down/#comment-29021 [...] The World is Powering Up While We are Powering Down [...] [...] The World is Powering Up While We are Powering Down [...]

]]> By: private vehicles, mass transit and energy loads; and other various posts « EnerGeoPolitics Blog http://blog.heritage.org/2008/07/24/morning-bell-the-world-is-powering-up-while-america-powers-down/#comment-5040 private vehicles, mass transit and energy loads; and other various posts « EnerGeoPolitics Blog Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:33:49 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/07/24/morning-bell-the-world-is-powering-up-while-america-powers-down/#comment-5040 [...] Heritage Foundation provides a good summary of the alternative vs. fossil fuels debate in electricity generation.  Yes, Heritage is a right [...] [...] Heritage Foundation provides a good summary of the alternative vs. fossil fuels debate in electricity generation.  Yes, Heritage is a right [...]

]]> By: Mary Dardon Des Moin http://blog.heritage.org/2008/07/24/morning-bell-the-world-is-powering-up-while-america-powers-down/#comment-3643 Mary Dardon Des Moin Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:53:52 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/07/24/morning-bell-the-world-is-powering-up-while-america-powers-down/#comment-3643 Eileen, Nashville, TN writes: Karen Schmitt in Sedona, AZ writes: Listen too the experts, people like Al Gore. WE CANNOT DRILL OUR WAY OUT OF THIS PROBLEM. There is a finite amount of fossil fuels, and we need to find another way. That way is preferably with a renewable source such as wind or solar power. ************************************************** You poor dear being sucked in by Al Gore. Did you know that Al Gore ownes the Company in Europe called Generation Investment Management that sells the carbon offsets. Do you know how that works ? It is a service that tries to reduce the net carbon emissions of individuals indirectly, through proxies they perform called a 'offset' action......... by planting a tree. (scam) The guy is making millions and yes it is green and all going in his pockets. So when Al Gore beats the drum for possible future global warming, he is also drumming up business....or should I say more green. . Eileen, Nashville, TN writes:

Karen Schmitt in Sedona, AZ writes:

Listen too the experts, people like Al Gore. WE CANNOT DRILL OUR WAY OUT OF THIS PROBLEM. There is a finite amount of fossil fuels, and we need to find another way. That way is preferably with a renewable source such as wind or solar power.

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You poor dear being sucked in by Al Gore.

Did you know that Al Gore ownes the Company in Europe called Generation Investment Management that sells the carbon offsets. Do you know how that works ?

It is a service that tries to reduce the net carbon emissions of individuals indirectly, through proxies they perform called a 'offset' action……… by planting a tree. (scam)

The guy is making millions and yes it is green and all going in his pockets.

So when Al Gore beats the drum for possible future global warming, he is also drumming up business….or should I say more green.

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]]> By: bkb, Texas http://blog.heritage.org/2008/07/24/morning-bell-the-world-is-powering-up-while-america-powers-down/#comment-3022 bkb, Texas Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:13:10 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/07/24/morning-bell-the-world-is-powering-up-while-america-powers-down/#comment-3022 Wind power is intermittent, unreliable, noisy and expensive (even with subsidies). Many modern turbines are 400 feet tall and carry 130-foot-long, 7-ton blades that slice up raptors and other birds. They operate only 8 hours a day, on average, compared to 85% of the time for coal, gas and nuclear plants. They rarely provide power during peak summer daytime hours, when air-conditioning demand is highest, but wind speed is low to nonexistent. Using wind to replace all gas-fired power plants would require some 300,000 1.5-MW turbines, covering Midwestern “wind belt” acreage equivalent to South Carolina. A single 1000-MW nuclear power plant would reliably generate more electricity than 2,800 1.5-MW intermittent wind turbines on 175,000 acres. Wind power is intermittent, unreliable, noisy and expensive (even with subsidies). Many modern turbines are 400 feet tall and carry 130-foot-long, 7-ton blades that slice up raptors and other birds. They operate only 8 hours a day, on average, compared to 85% of the time for coal, gas and nuclear plants. They rarely provide power during peak summer daytime hours, when air-conditioning demand is highest, but wind speed is low to nonexistent.

Using wind to replace all gas-fired power plants would require some 300,000 1.5-MW turbines, covering Midwestern “wind belt” acreage equivalent to South Carolina.

A single 1000-MW nuclear power plant would reliably generate more electricity than 2,800 1.5-MW intermittent wind turbines on 175,000 acres.

]]> By: Addiction Recovery W http://blog.heritage.org/2008/07/24/morning-bell-the-world-is-powering-up-while-america-powers-down/#comment-3011 Addiction Recovery W Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:36:51 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/07/24/morning-bell-the-world-is-powering-up-while-america-powers-down/#comment-3011 I think you are puzzling the terms Oil appropriates and Oil product. The Oil substitutes live self-governing to congress leaders. What would ameliorate is oil production and our trouble is production, not appropriates. I think you are puzzling the terms Oil appropriates and Oil product. The Oil substitutes live self-governing to congress leaders. What would ameliorate is oil production and our trouble is production, not appropriates.

]]> By: list of developed countries in asia http://blog.heritage.org/2008/07/24/morning-bell-the-world-is-powering-up-while-america-powers-down/#comment-2983 list of developed countries in asia Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:28:01 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/07/24/morning-bell-the-world-is-powering-up-while-america-powers-down/#comment-2983 [...] the No. 1 issue on most Americans?? minds. Gas prices are a close second. The two issues are intimahttp://theheritagefoundry.org/2008/07/24/morning-bell-the-world-is-powering-up-while-america-powers-...Commercial Creamery mixes it up to freshen business Spokane Journal of BusinessCommercial Creamery [...] [...] the No. 1 issue on most Americans?? minds. Gas prices are a close second. The two issues are intimahttp://theheritagefoundry.org/2008/07/24/morning-bell-the-world-is-powering-up-while-america-powers-…Commercial Creamery mixes it up to freshen business Spokane Journal of BusinessCommercial Creamery [...]

]]> By: DL Schulz Washington http://blog.heritage.org/2008/07/24/morning-bell-the-world-is-powering-up-while-america-powers-down/#comment-2932 DL Schulz Washington Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:41:11 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/07/24/morning-bell-the-world-is-powering-up-while-america-powers-down/#comment-2932 To Eileen of Nashville, There is no scientific evidence that supports that the new windmills kill any more birds than the windmills of Holland or those used by the pioneers of the great plains to bring water to stock tanks. The sound made is actually less than the old clanking stock tank windmills. The wind always blows, why not make use of it? To Eileen of Nashville,

There is no scientific evidence that supports that the new windmills kill any more birds than the windmills of Holland or those used by the pioneers of the great plains to bring water to stock tanks. The sound made is actually less than the old clanking stock tank windmills. The wind always blows, why not make use of it?

]]> By: richard conquest, An http://blog.heritage.org/2008/07/24/morning-bell-the-world-is-powering-up-while-america-powers-down/#comment-2906 richard conquest, An Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:23:16 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/07/24/morning-bell-the-world-is-powering-up-while-america-powers-down/#comment-2906 Very well said. In the UK the greens and other 'envionmentalists' have paralysed energy policy so that 'nuclear' is a four letter word and our coal fired stations are being run down. To be replaced with what ? Ruinously expensive and hopelessly inefficient windfarms to disfigure some of the most beautiful countryside. And of course we have these maniacs and fanatics in Bruseels thinking up ever more unrealistic 'targets' for renewable energy. Only in the UK is this nonsense taken seriously. At least in the US there is some light at the end of the Congressional tunnel. Very well said. In the UK the greens and other 'envionmentalists' have paralysed energy policy so that 'nuclear' is a four letter word and our coal fired stations are being run down. To be replaced with what ? Ruinously expensive and hopelessly inefficient windfarms to disfigure some of the most beautiful countryside. And of course we have these maniacs and fanatics in Bruseels thinking up ever more unrealistic 'targets' for renewable energy. Only in the UK is this nonsense taken seriously. At least in the US there is some light at the end of the Congressional tunnel.

]]> By: gurbach, California http://blog.heritage.org/2008/07/24/morning-bell-the-world-is-powering-up-while-america-powers-down/#comment-2891 gurbach, California Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:04:42 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/07/24/morning-bell-the-world-is-powering-up-while-america-powers-down/#comment-2891 The Republicans were unable or unwilling to force a reasonable energy policy even when they were in complete control of Congress. The Democrats are basically evil. So - we have to choose between evil and stupid. Kick them all out. The Republicans were unable or unwilling to force a reasonable energy policy even when they were in complete control of Congress. The Democrats are basically evil. So – we have to choose between evil and stupid. Kick them all out.

]]> By: Koblog http://blog.heritage.org/2008/07/24/morning-bell-the-world-is-powering-up-while-america-powers-down/#comment-2890 Koblog Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:55:19 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/07/24/morning-bell-the-world-is-powering-up-while-america-powers-down/#comment-2890 Yeah, right, Karen Schmitt of Sedona. Al Gore an "expert." An expert con artist. I'm so tired of this "we can't drill our way out of this" when the rest of the world, including Al's buddies like Hugo Chavez are drilling up a storm as fast as and wherever they can. Some "expert" Al is as he doubles his personal use of electrical power to, what, a gigawatt per month while jetting around the world in private planes. I have read experts and Al Gore is no expert. Yeah, right, Karen Schmitt of Sedona. Al Gore an "expert." An expert con artist.

I'm so tired of this "we can't drill our way out of this" when the rest of the world, including Al's buddies like Hugo Chavez are drilling up a storm as fast as and wherever they can. Some "expert" Al is as he doubles his personal use of electrical power to, what, a gigawatt per month while jetting around the world in private planes.

I have read experts and Al Gore is no expert.

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