On 6/2/2011 12:54 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
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Yep, renewable energy gets the job done, IF we develop it.

Nope. It can help in niche markets and supplement but it's always going
to be expensive compared to alternatives for baseload generation at
least for the foreseeable future. When and if there's a quantum leap in
storage technology at reasonable cost, _then_ you can begin to think in
new paradigms. Until then, not so much....

BTW, natural gas doesn't get the job done, but it can serve as an
intermediate fuel to transition away from fossil based fuels.

Such shortsighted thinking is absolutely asinine -- and you're the one
trying to pretend you're looking ahead.

Think Pickens calls it a "Bridge".

Pickens really calls it his "cash cow" and gives a rat's patootie about
anything else other than short term profit (after all, he's only a
limited portion of his allotted seven-score left to go; what's he care?).

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