Comments on: 6 Factors Shaping the Renewable Energy Industry in 2008

By: ntopics

ntopics — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:38:44 +0000

We have to take a stand to go forward
with renewable energy.
Start small and build more over time.

By: Uncle B

Uncle B — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:56:39 +0000

At the point of peak demand, from Asia and the U.S.A. recently, oil was driven to and all-time high of $147.38 bbl. Expect to see that figure again and soon. devaluing the dollar by bailouts will drive oil even higher! The truth is, the wells in OPEC countries, and around the world, are drying up faster than expected, and America must get off of oil fast! Nuclear power, one engineering error from Armageddon, and with NIMBY waste problems, just doesn’t look as good as the old faithful, unrelenting, perpetual, renewable Hoover Dam and other renewable, perpetual resources any more! Solar, Wind, Wave, Hydro, Tidal, and Geothermal power and lifestyle changes for more efficient use of our Energy will allow us to survive, but right now we are the most slovenly, wasteful folk on the planet, and we must remedy that first! Did you know that Sweden takes the heat from their reactors and power plants and feeds it to greenhouses and grow all their garden needs with it? Americans waste half their fuel in “Cooling Towers” an American engineering marvel designed to screw taxpayers and destroy the environment! We also waste our sewage, dumping it often raw, in our lakes and rivers and seashores because we are so wasteful and slovenly we find this easy way out and do it! Sick bastards we are! meanwhile, Oslo Norway, has a better idea, SEE: Free, friendly and non-fossil – biomethane from human waste will soon power public transport in Oslo, the capital city of Norway. http://ecoworldly.com/2009/01/29/human-sewage-to-power-buses-in-norway/
And: The process gives a sludge that can be used on gardens, for fertilization and soil building! Com’on, Yankee Doodle, pull up yer socks! the Norwegians no less! But, thats not all! Our Uber-rich have invested in China in a big way! and the Chinese who immegrated here for a better life have returned to China! Why? To do this: SEE:
“The astounding Chinese have epoched the great GM, of U.S.A. in producing an Electric/gas/plug-in car! They are driving them in the streets of China as we speak, they will be retailed in the U.S.A. by 2011, they will cost half the price of a “Volt” and they are “On Order” for Israel! GM take a deep breath, your naughty parts have just been cut off by a Chinese high-tech competitor, and the “Volt” is still “Vapor-ware”!” See:http://www.cleantech.com/news/3983/chinas-byd-sells-first-mass-produced-plug-cars
Might have something to do with the economy and all? Say What?

By: Jon R Herbold

Jon R Herbold — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:12:22 +0000

The Bush legacy.
The one thing that Bush tought us is that the best way to get support is to make sure that “the people” do not feel any pain. As long as their taxes don’t go up, Hey Let’s Party! Obviously, this caught up with us, but the point is there.
What is people were sent some information about the Pickens plan, and they were given 2 opeions:
1. enough information is provided so that they can contact their legislators (for example) themselves, or
2. they could check a box giving the Pickens people permission to contact the legislators in their behalf.
I would be willing to bet that option 2 would be chosen 100 times more than option 1.
just a thought outside the box.
Jon

By: Jon R Herbold

Jon R Herbold — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:00:20 +0000

What did H. Ross Perot teach us
Mr. Perot did the impossible. He was able to get a significant number of people to vote for him for President. No other independent has been able to match him.
How did he do it? He told us that the national debt was so large that if we took a stack of $100 bills that reached the moon and back, it still would not be as large as the debt. He understood that a picture is worth a 1000 words.
For example, I have never seen a chart that showed the effects of our current population (and projected population) as a function of the US oil reserves. This would most certainly illustrate the growing gap — and guess who will be filling that gap? could it be foreign oil?
there are so many examples, that it boggles the mind.

By: Jon R Herbold

Jon R Herbold — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:21:25 +0000

As a Project Manager, I can see that there are 6 goals for this undertaking; but what I do not see is a plan (that everybody knows about and understands) that is well defined that takes us to these goals. The easiest way to make my point is to indicate that there is a need for a check-list (in an outline format) that takes a person from the beginning of their involvement all the way through the process; from doubter to convert to supporter to activist.
I suspect that most people currently involved with the Pickens Plan are at worst supporters. This means that there is no organized attempt to reach the doubters or converts (they may believe in the goal, but don’t believe that it is critical right now). I would bet that the doubters/converts amount to 99% of the public.
Now I must admit that there probably is more to this endevor than I am aware of, but then again isn’t that a problem in and of itself?

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:34:58 +0000

Yes, we can solve our problems if we put our minds and effort to them.

By: PennySeeds.com

PennySeeds.com — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:10:01 +0000

I’m waiting for this – I’m hoping it happens a lot sooner than 2025. Between push from government officials, the tax credit, and people tiring of old energy sources I hope things like solar will sky rocket to popularity!
I’m watching any companies that have an aim to make this switch over easier, and more cost effective. : )

By: John Kim

John Kim — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:41:44 +0000

It’s been a strange year