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DuaneBidoux

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Fri Dec-05-08 04:34 PM
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5. Obviously location is a prime consideration. Conditions must be right but...

having them only in the great plains or in western Texas (where people would have no issues) makes distribution to some of the highest use areas problematic.

If you have never been west of the mountain range that runs just east of San Francisco and Oakland reserve judgement about aesthetics--it is one of the most beautiful sites I have ever seen. It's like this giant field of poppies or something that goes on for mile after mile after mile--and I tell you as sure as shit that it is beautiful.

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-Stimulus package must be huge. Let's build wind farms from coast to coast.	DuaneBidoux	Dec-05-08 08:23 AM	#0
- yea but not in nantucket sound----sarcasm	natrat	Dec-05-08 08:24 AM	#1
- Have you seen the one outside of Palm Springs? Amazing and beautiful...	GodlessBiker	Dec-05-08 08:29 AM	#2
- imho	amborin	Dec-06-08 09:21 PM	#31
- is it me or is there something sexual about the phrase "Stimulus package?"	mkultra	Dec-05-08 08:40 AM	#3
- That's okay sex is one of the finer things in life.	DuaneBidoux	Dec-05-08 11:20 PM	#13
- truly. I have conservative friends who stil see sex as taboo	mkultra	Dec-06-08 01:45 PM	#17
- It's you. nt	indie_ana_500	Dec-06-08 03:12 PM	#20
- what does "nt" mean?	mkultra	Dec-06-08 03:51 PM	#22
- I think where they are located is very critical	cali	Dec-05-08 08:44 AM	#4
- Obviously location is a prime consideration. Conditions must be right but...	DuaneBidoux	Dec-05-08 04:34 PM	#5
- And we accidentally change the weather drastically	ddeclue	Dec-05-08 04:45 PM	#6
- Yes, there are effects. There have been very extensive studies on windmills and their impact on the	DuaneBidoux	Dec-05-08 11:16 PM	#11
- The atmosphere is a lot taller than windmills.	jberryhill	Dec-07-08 01:29 PM	#42
- you can build them off our coast	OutspokenLiberal	Dec-05-08 09:03 PM	#7
- You know something else incredibly cool?	DuaneBidoux	Dec-05-08 11:26 PM	#15
- that's awesome	OutspokenLiberal	Dec-06-08 08:48 PM	#29
- Worried for what? Obama and Rahm have already said they are going big	BrentTaylor	Dec-05-08 09:11 PM	#8
- It would be nice to stop dumping billions upon billions into a	Life Long Dem	Dec-05-08 09:35 PM	#9
- Sometimes I literally shed a tear (and get angry) thinking about where our country could be with the	DuaneBidoux	Dec-05-08 11:20 PM	#12
- I would love to see artists involved somehow	Born_A_Truman	Dec-05-08 09:48 PM	#10
- Awesome idea and imagine, we could help some artists WORK. cool.	DuaneBidoux	Dec-05-08 11:21 PM	#14
- How about solar farms instead?	Vinca	Dec-06-08 06:58 AM	#16
- I think both will be needed. At least, it looks like that's case, for now.	indie_ana_500	Dec-06-08 03:10 PM	#18
- I'm on board your trolley car! All aboard!!!!!! nt	indie_ana_500	Dec-06-08 03:11 PM	#19
- The whole country is not good for wind farms.	genevat	Dec-06-08 03:26 PM	#21
- That's why Al Gore supports beefing up our electrical transport system. (nt)	w4rma	Dec-06-08 05:06 PM	#24
- To the point of no loss? I can't see that happening. nt	genevat	Dec-06-08 06:27 PM	#25
- So what if there are inefficiencies in the lines when talking about renewable energy?	w4rma	Dec-06-08 06:33 PM	#26
- Then you are defeating your purpose.	genevat	Dec-06-08 06:39 PM	#27
- I'm sorry, I'm not following your logic. (nt)	w4rma	Dec-06-08 09:23 PM	#32
- well...	genevat	Dec-06-08 10:06 PM	#34
- Once the turbine is built and it is running, I imagine that it's upkeep is not going to cost much.	w4rma	Dec-06-08 10:46 PM	#35
- It does need to be upgraded,	genevat	Dec-07-08 08:37 AM	#36
- Al Gore seems to think we can. He proposes a "national smart grid".	w4rma	Dec-07-08 10:56 AM	#38
- Thanks!	genevat	Dec-07-08 11:09 AM	#39
- An afterthought....	genevat	Dec-07-08 11:13 AM	#40
- I really hope this is part of the stimulus package	BreatheOnMe	Dec-06-08 03:57 PM	#23
- only in an ecologically responsible way--they are often huge bird killers; some locations are bad	amborin	Dec-06-08 08:27 PM	#28
- Have you seen the comparitive studies on bird kills?	boppers	Dec-06-08 09:17 PM	#30
- birds run into buildings b/c lights are left on at night; chicago, under Daly, has	amborin	Dec-06-08 09:24 PM	#33
- How about some big indoor recreation centers	GoesTo11	Dec-07-08 09:15 AM	#37
- wind farms make sense in some places...	northernlights	Dec-07-08 01:26 PM	#41
- Wind Farms alone probably wouldn't do it...	ALiberalSailor	Dec-07-08 01:30 PM	#43

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