The H-R Our View of 09.26.2007

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I really enjoy working my way through the Steuben County/Angola,IN Herald-Republican Newspaper to git to their Our View article of their OPINIONS page. Reading my way through the paper to git there is like an first cup of coffee or first cigarette in the morning.

The H-R Our View of 09.26.2007 was entitled:The Nuclear Answer end quote is the one I wrote of. But I lost interest reading the article any further just a few paragrauphs in when it read:Wind power and solar power are very good options,but neither is practical-at least at this time-as a wide-ranging energy source end quote.

Prior to all this was their question:What is the answer end quote. Well then (a favorite one liner of Ronald Reagan,well then…) I don't believe whether it's by the Candidates for the 2008 Presidency debating the question and gitting results to it or we the people asking why isn't solar power or wind power practicle right now,it is not right until there is a sensable answer provided.

Because my inquiry is of environmental concerns as is my business,anyone reading this have an answer that in the eqasion does not include oil,let's git involved…because as most of are aware of (if we can just get byond it) that we do have an dependancy on oil.


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[LuciusBeebe]

Wind power and solar power are very good options,but neither is practical

I love that line!

If they're not practical, how are they good options?

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Kudos LuciusBeebe. I'd of bet if anyone was gonna catch that oxymoran that it was gonna be you.

But have you heard about the investigation of just which areas in Indiana would best support windmill power fields? Hope Hoosier Hill made the list. As for the matter of prevetative measures even if Hoosier Hills would make the long list I can imagine from 69 seeing just a minor field of those power windmills at the City water tower there on Hoosier Hills and the only powering up they would be doing is the City of Angola.

What was meant of preventative measures as example is the U.S. Ski Capital (Aspen,Colorado is it) that is going green in every way possible due to the loss of ski revenue because of the less and less amounts of yearly snowfalls.

Hate to use the term monkey see monkey do but our Government has already tipped that way but in my opinion for both the environments and our gretaer good just not enough to git past the point of no return…as example those solar deer caution lights that have been on the Toll Road for years (yellow caution lights git triggered when a deer gits in the motion censor I guess) or cordless power drills. I was told they had been used in space shuttles years and years before they ever hit the market on ole planet earth.

Then there's all those satalites that I suppose many are more likely to believe that there are extension cords running down to NASA that keeps them powered up or even when the space shuttle goes up that their only mission is to go change batteries in satilites as opposed to trusting that it is solar panels that keep them powred up,some having been up before this younger generations Parents were defined as the younger generation but yet the majority of the general public is yet asking but will alternative energies work?

But again I thought if anyone was going to catch it that it would be you LusciusBeebe…

[Night Fire]

I love that line!

If they're not practical, how are they good options?

They are not practical due to cost, yet they are very good options.

I might also like to add to this that many States including Indiana now have rebates or other tax incentives to reduce the initial purchase and set up costs.

[LuciusBeebe]

They are not practical due to cost, yet they are very good options.

If they are not practical, they are not good options. When the cost comes down, and they are practical, they will be good options.

We could get off our dependency of foreign oil if we converted our cars to wood-burning steam engines... its not practical, but its a good option.

[Night Fire]

OK,
So They are practical if you make enough money! So a good option for those that can afford it!

[NursePatti]

Can you explain how solar panels are installed to help a homeowner that lives in an older house?Does anyone install these on older homes?Just thinking about the higher fuel costs this winter.NursePatti

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NursePatti:Thumbing through some of these others and some may consider this to sick to their replies but if something so free as solar is so expensive why doesn't NASA just run an extension cord up with their fights or use batteries only and then go back up an switch batteries when needed? Oh that's why not,some of them have been up there for twenty years and their only mission was to find an electrical socket to charge up their batteries so they can make it back home…

As for your question Patti no doubt you can search them out on the web,I would if I wasn't currently renting…or even when out and about and see an residencies/businesses with them stop and ask,they may connect you with an local Dealer.

[james_t]

I don't know about solar panels much, although I have seen them on older homes. A while back I read a column about how to build your own solar hot water heating system - I can't say I've tried it, but here is the link:

http://www.dulley.com/docs/f695.htm

[LuciusBeebe]

Let's put it this way, if it was more cost-effective, it would be more prevalent.

[Night Fire]

As I stated before
The tax breaks and rebates have made it a lot more cost effective!
If I had the extra 35K for up front costs, i would do it
end result (after tax and rebate) is solar/ wind power that cost about 8K,
for the average home that is a 6 or 7 year payback!

[LuciusBeebe]

I'm just using simple economics to make a point. If it was such a reasonable alternative, you'd see it more.

[Night Fire]

I'm just using simple economics to make a point. If it was such a reasonable alternative, you'd see it more.

Reasonable, is a matter of perspective! if you have 50 grand lying around, its reasonable.
This is the same as, if you are a non-smoker, smoking bans are reasonable- but not if you are a smoker, or a business owner that depends on them!

[LuciusBeebe]

Look, if i'm going to have to qualify every adjective I use to stop your exclamation points, posting is going to take alot of time.

With regard to home heating and power, it should be safe to assume that when someone is posting about "reasonable" energy alternatives they are not talking about people with $50,000 in disposable income.

[Night Fire]

With regard to home heating and power, it should be safe to assume that when someone is posting about "reasonable" energy alternatives they are not talking about people with $50,000 in disposable income.

By that reasoning-There are seldom any "reasonable" alternatives to anything, particularly for those in the lower socio-economic strata.
New alternatives cost money, and the newer they are the more they cost.
It was just a few short years ago that DVD recorders still cost in excess of 10K, now they can be bought for under a hundred bucks.

[NursePatti]

Thanks for the info.I'll look into this.