The Pickens Plan

[RandyWayne]

I really like this plan. I would be suspicious if anyone else was suggesting it, but he makes some good points. As cars move more and more to electric in the coming decade, wind power makes sense.
The weakness with wind (and solar) is the intermittent nature of it. The wind is not always blowing and the sun is not always shining. Power storage than becomes a very important technology since electricity does NOT lend itself to efficient capture. Batteries are not a good solution on an industrial level, but when used in the form of ten million batteries in cars, it suddenly all comes together! This "cloud" of car batteries makes an extremely efficient way of storing the energy taken from wind and solar.

[SDG]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpQa-ibNOKM

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[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by LUKE2447

I'm an "OIL MAN" but.... Yeah mm hmmm and you are not invested in these now? LOL! Yes, I think alternative energy needs to be developed BUT not if it is not efficient. We don't need to prop up bad ideas just because it's alternative.

It is efficient, but more importantly is we are dependent on foreign oil. We pay high prices for it when they pay low prices...gas in Iraq is under a 1...who rebuilds the pipe lines and refineries? We do and we pay for it.

[Praxeas]

This is right on! This guy is right on! WHY are we dependent on foreign oil when we have our own? Why do we continue down that path instead of REALLY looking for alternatives? Why? Because there are some extremely wealthy elitists controlling American and American foreign policy and it is hurting us big time

http://www.pickensplan.com/index.php

America is in a hole and it's getting deeper every day. We import 70% of our oil at a cost of $700 billion a year - four times the annual cost of the Iraq war.
I've been an oil man all my life, but this is one emergency we can't drill our way out of. But if we create a new renewable energy network, we can break our addiction to foreign oil.
On January 20, 2009, a new President gets sworn in. If we're organized, we can convince Congress to make major changes towards cleaner, cheaper and domestic energy resources.
To get this done, I need your help. Check out the plan. If you think it's worth fighting for, please join our effort.
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[SDG]

Mayor Bloomberg of New York City has offered a plan for windmills on city bridges and skyscrapers ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/nyregion/20windmill.html

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

Mayor Bloomberg of New York City has offered a plan for windmills on city bridges and skyscrapers ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/nyregion/20windmill.html

that sounds like a great idea

[drummerboy_dave]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

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This plan should be persued.