Posted on 08/17/2005 9:38:58 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Heh... another bold idea is to use choppers and automatic weapons to hunt down all the caribou and other wildlife along the north slope in Alaska, then get rid of all the reserves and preserves, and drill the whole thing for oil.
Along with the several megawatt plug-in to the electical grid. That part doen't move so easily.
Whatever happened to solar satellites that would beam energy down to the earth via microwaves?
solar satellites that would beam energy down to the earth via microwaves?Talk about global warming. :') Try that, and we will all need tinfoil hats.
The Amazon search engine turned up four editions, then when I clicked to view it, "no match". No match on the author's name, either. So I used Google to find the ****ed thing.
High Frontier:
Human Colonies in Space
by Gerard K. O'Neill
intro by Freeman J. Dyson
old edition
One bold idea that I thought had merit was for the United States to buy Siberia from Russia for a $trillion. Now that Siberia's melting, it could be a nice place to live and let that housing bubble keep growing... ;-)
We'd better move fast, or we'll have to buy Siberia from the Chinese.
Scientists harness the power of pee (Urine Powered Batteries)
IOP.Org News | August 15, 2005
Posted on 08/17/2005 1:02:43 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1465319/posts
China replaces cement with waste!
Press Trust of India
Posted online: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 1305 hours IST
http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=52818
Guangzhou, August 16: Chinese scientists have claimed success in developing a new cost-effective coagulated material made from solid waste, which could replace cement in the construction industry.
The coagulated material is formed by gluing solid wastes of different kinds together in accordance with the principle of Landification under natural conditions, said Professor Sun Henghu, one of the inventors of the environment-friendly building material.
The new material is better than cement in all performances, especially in some areas, such as sea dams or backfilling mines, Sun, a professor at Qinghua University, said.
The research team, with help from investors, has established three production lines of the new material, each with a yearly capacity of 900,000 tonnes, Xinhua news agency reported. The new material costs 30-50 per cent of the price of cement and consumes at least 30 per cent less energy, sun said. It could replace cement in the construction industry, a group of Chinese scientists led by Professor Ye Danian at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, concluded in a recent appraisal on the new technology.
Environmental group sues windmill companies for damaging environment.
Center for Biological Diversity | January 12, 2004
Posted on 11/08/2004 7:04:53 PM PST by grundle
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Phoenix firm to build huge solar farm
MSNBC | Aug. 14, 2005 | Adam Kress
Posted on 08/15/2005 8:31:47 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Windmills may cause meteorological changes
Yahoo News | 11/16/04 | Indo-Asian News Service
Posted on 11/15/2004 7:55:15 PM PST by wagglebee
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Bear Creek (PA) windmill foes cite environment, wildlife concerns
Times Leader | 2/26/2005 | JON FOX
Posted on 02/26/2005 5:14:57 AM PST by Born Conservative
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1351527/posts
U.S. senator, wind energy foe, owns property on Nantucket (Alexander joins w/Limousine Liberals)
Cape Cod Times | June 16, 2005 | KEVIN DENNEHY and ETHAN ZINDLER
Posted on 06/16/2005 1:30:01 PM PDT by DTogo
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1424341/posts
More efficient.... but too darned loud!
Thanks for the ping. Interesting idea, but doesn't sound like it is very practical to implement.
A key factor in converting moving air (wind) into energy is not just air speed, but also air density. At such elevations, despite the higher air speeds, the air density would be so thin that there would be insufficient harness-able energy for the swept surface area of the blades.
Good point!
"At Least None of Them Will Be Eyesores on Cape Cod, sez Kennedy Family" bump.
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