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Now there are NO MORE EXCUSES!! Bill USA Sep 2013 #1
Except wind doesn't provide continuous power 24/7, conventional plants are still needed pediatricmedic Sep 2013 #5
Google Ludington Pumped Storage Facility last1standing Sep 2013 #13
Really good idea for areas that can do this pediatricmedic Sep 2013 #17
I've done research on this and we could do it in many locations. last1standing Sep 2013 #18
I like the idea of going big with this, but not sure we could on your scale pediatricmedic Sep 2013 #20
Of course not every site is ideal but alternatives such as you mentioned could suffice. last1standing Sep 2013 #23
Convert former mountaintop removal sites to pumped-hydro. kentauros Sep 2013 #29
Wind will be here forever. ConcernedCanuk Sep 2013 #16
They're ugly!! progressoid Sep 2013 #6
From the beach of L. Michigan in Milwaukee, I can see the brown cloud over Chicago Kolesar Sep 2013 #11
LOL. Reminds me of the pig farmer who loved the smell of pig manure... SunSeeker Sep 2013 #15
About frigging time! nt Cryptoad Sep 2013 #2
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #3
Tipping point Hydra Sep 2013 #4
Good news. n/t Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #7
Kick Squinch Sep 2013 #8
Haters take note jpak Sep 2013 #9
The Globe say gas is about one cent cheaper Kolesar Sep 2013 #10
And this calculation does account for all the secondary costs of dirty power, mining, radiation, diane in sf Sep 2013 #24
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #12
Another Wingnut lie Heathen57 Sep 2013 #14
Other than the excuse that Kennedys and other rich people don't want them. Pterodactyl Sep 2013 #19
This ought to get The Wizard Sep 2013 #21
Hopefully NY will follow, although I'm not sure how much Cuomo is indebted to the Koch's. nt adirondacker Sep 2013 #22
I Just signed up for wind power at .67 cents kW/hr farmbo Sep 2013 #25
6.7 cents/kW*hr? Kolesar Sep 2013 #27
This is possible due to federal subsidies apparently Southerner Sep 2013 #26
The locks and dams on the Ohio River are financed by the taxpayer, too Kolesar Sep 2013 #28
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