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Wind turbines make no CO2. Every other year Congress reinstates the 2¢/kWh subsidy and wind power takes off. Every other year Congress lets the subsidy die and wind-power stagnates. Too bad, because each 12kWh saves the energy in a gallon of gas.
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Just grow our own oil! In 2006 it cost $8 billion extra for 1.1% energy independence and 0.06% reduction in GHGs. Was that real cost or just excess profits? If you care about climate change, don't fall for this ADM-Bush-corn-subsidy shenanigan.
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Nuclear power generation produces no CO2, but some claim it takes a nuke 30 years to pay back the CO2 from building it. Nonsense. Three months is more like it. But the waste-disposal problem is unsolved and nukes are expensive. Why subsidize them more than wind? Why not a bit less?
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Nuclear, Wind, Ethanol, Solar, ...
In 2003, world energy was 6% nuclear and 8% renewable. In 2030, DOE predicts 5% nuclear and 9% renewable. No change in the alternative fuel 27 years later.
In the U.S., from 2003 till 2030, DOE predicts coal will grow four times faster than renewables. DOE could be wrong, but it probably won't be far off without a serious change of policy. Coal is cheap, but worse for global warming than oil or natural gas.
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http://zfacts.com/p/84.html | 05/12/08 01:13 GMT
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