Wind will not solve all our problems, but it is a part of the solution. And we need more of them as soon as possible.
Energy independence will ease the effects of globalization because the future energy demands of countries like India and China, as their middle class grows, are going to be tremendous. Even if Middle East supplies remain stable - a huge if - that increased demand will drive prices up dramatically, which will hurt our economy by making everything more expensive here. But if we are energy independent, we will be able not just to take care of our own needs and protect our economy, we will also create jobs and grow our economy by developing technologies that we can sell to the rest of the world to meet their needs. Mike Huckabee.
http://www.mikehuckabee.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Issues.View&Issue_id=21 I am not a firm MH supporter but... (read tag line)
I have nothing against wind power. I oppose subsidizing it with tax dollars, whether they be federal, state or local.
Here in Pennsylvania, some wind farms were opposed because the locals did not like their look on the top of mountains. Unbelievable.
Exactly.
Twice this year I've flown airplanes from Chattanooga to New Mexico and to SW Colorado. Along the way I flew over literally hundreds of wind mills, both operating and under construction, in west Texas and the Oklahoma panhandle. Somebody ought to think about installing a few outside the door of the US Capital building in DC. There's plenty of wind coming out of there......
At what cost?
They’re the biggest money losing investment going. If it wasn’t for subsidies, they’d be a dead issue. It takes 20 to 25 years to pay themselves off. We have close to 150 in our county, on any given day, at least 30% of them are shut down due to mecanical failures.