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kristopher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-13-10 04:43 PM
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19. And when the wind IS blowing that reduces the fossil consumption.
The more wind and solar we build, the less fossil we use.

Natural gas "has all the momentum" because it emits far fewer GHG emissions than coal. Unless you can figure out a way to totally replace ALL fossil fuels in one fell swoop, there is going to be a period of transition. Would you rather they use coal rather than natural gas?
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  -Texas town welcomed (NG) drilling, now fears pollution phantom power  Jan-13-10 08:43 AM   #0 
  - Drill baby drill. EXCEPT NEAR ME AND MINES!  xultar   Jan-13-10 08:55 AM   #1 
  - Yeah and I bet they are big Palin backers.  MidwestTransplant   Jan-13-10 10:04 AM   #6 
  - Now let me see. Which would I rather have in my back yard?  GliderGuider   Jan-13-10 09:03 AM   #2 
  - There is no risk free energy.  phantom power   Jan-13-10 09:09 AM   #3 
  - A wind turbine or solar panels.  TxRider   Jan-13-10 09:10 AM   #4 
  - Tsk, tsk. That wasn't one of the forced choices.  GliderGuider   Jan-13-10 10:06 AM   #7 
     - Natural gas for 100 Alex...  TxRider   Jan-13-10 12:21 PM   #14 
  - Why many of us would choose the reactor -- without hesitating  Dogmudgeon   Jan-13-10 09:35 AM   #5 
  - Nuke  malakai2   Jan-13-10 05:36 PM   #21 
  - Awww aren't they cute, they have buyers remorse.  Javaman   Jan-13-10 10:12 AM   #8 
     - This particular fossil fuel is the one that's being chosen to enable our renewable energy future.  phantom power   Jan-13-10 10:14 AM   #9 
        - I don't choose it. Do you? nt  Javaman   Jan-13-10 10:35 AM   #10 
           - I... don't think it is you or I doing the choosing.  phantom power   Jan-13-10 10:56 AM   #11 
              - Right now I get all my power from wind...  Javaman   Jan-13-10 11:37 AM   #12 
                 - That's pretty cool. What do you use to cope with intermittency?  phantom power   Jan-13-10 12:07 PM   #13 
                    - Haven't had a drop in power yet. And I've been on wind power for over 2 years. nt  Javaman   Jan-13-10 01:15 PM   #15 
                       - Remarkable. The wind has been blowing for you for 760 days straight?  phantom power   Jan-13-10 02:43 PM   #16 
                          - I guess so. My wind power comes through Austin Energy. They intern  Javaman   Jan-13-10 03:31 PM   #17 
                             - I see. They're a utility, so they'll burn whatever they have to when the wind isn't blowing.  phantom power   Jan-13-10 04:30 PM   #18 
                                - And when the wind IS blowing that reduces the fossil consumption.  kristopher   Jan-13-10 04:43 PM   #19 
                                - NG is the least-horrible fossil fuel.  phantom power   Jan-13-10 05:53 PM   #22 
                                - There has NEVER been a "renewables will save us" poseur who doesn't end up greenwashing  NNadir   Jan-13-10 07:24 PM   #23 
                                   - If you attempt to use nuclear it will result in MORE GHG emissions.  kristopher   Jan-13-10 07:31 PM   #24 
                                - But they do sell more green energy than any other utility in the nation.  TxRider   Jan-13-10 04:47 PM   #20 
 

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