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KB2VXA > WARM 01.10.09 13:26l 43 Lines 2131 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Hi Michael and all,
The trend here like most places is wind power, mostly it goes on without
all the media hoopla but I've seen windmills pop up unexpectedly in the
background of photographs, go figure.
Yes, most power comes from coal, oil and gas in that order and now "clean
coal" has come to our attention via the media in the form of industrial
advertizing not aimed at but viewable by the public on TV like any other
commercials. I'm not surprised, years ago the oil companies bought out
and closed a large percentage of operating mines as a "future resource"
so now with oil running in short supply are drawing on their investment.
That brings me around to answering your question, there has been no
mention of acid rain for oh, about 20 years or so since the EPA required
power plants to install stack scrubbers to remove sulfurous gasses and
fly ash. Maybe that's where the advertizing phrase came from? (;->) Oh
how what's old is new again just because the big energy companies kept
their mouths shut only to whisper at the proper moment.
No pity on solar power needed, for one thing I'm glad the futurists of
decades past were proven wrong, their hair brained schemes never did work
out so now a little wiser they tread more cautiously. As an aside the
"robots will make life easier" crap of the early 60s worked out as
planned (for the corporate fat cats) but what they didn't tell us is the
law of unintended consequences prevailed, life sure is easier when you're
out of work but I'm not fond of hunger. Back to the subject at hand, back
to ancient technology with a modern twist so now it's windmills and plans
to expand geothermal energy. One of the nation's hottest (sic) resources
is under Yellowstone National Park but how do you tap a volcano without
ruining the beauty of a natural wonder? Eh, one day they'll work it out,
it's a HUGE caldera and most of it wilderness where visitors don't go.
73 de Warren
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