Submitted on November 3rd, 2007 by InterestedReader
The US Congress is one braindead organization these days. Rather than examining objectively the various alternative energy sources and kicking out all non-dispatchable technologies, they throw money at technologies that otherwise would never exist. Like wind power, a flop from the word go, and solar photovoltaic,
a really dumb way to make nergy from the sun. Or non-dispatchbale wave, another failed energy technology in the making. All these non-cost effective (and with enormous side effects - they don't reduce one iota the need for new plants to meet peak demand). It's time the government stopped watsing txpayer money on crappy technologies and put it towards solar thermal, geothermal and nuclear, technologies that will actually produce not only significant amounts of clean power, not cost a fortune, and actually meet peak demand needs. The idea that Larry Hagmen's million doolar roof was subsidized by over $300,000 is totally obscene. Thanks Larry, for making those single moms spend all their money subsidizing your very public attempt to save the world. Outrageous.
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Submitted on November 3rd, 2007 by InterestedReaderThe US Congress is one braindead organization these days. Rather than examining objectively the various alternative energy sources and kicking out all non-dispatchable technologies, they throw money at technologies that otherwise would never exist. Like wind power, a flop from the word go, and solar photovoltaic,
a really dumb way to make nergy from the sun. Or non-dispatchbale wave, another failed energy technology in the making. All these non-cost effective (and with enormous side effects - they don't reduce one iota the need for new plants to meet peak demand). It's time the government stopped watsing txpayer money on crappy technologies and put it towards solar thermal, geothermal and nuclear, technologies that will actually produce not only significant amounts of clean power, not cost a fortune, and actually meet peak demand needs. The idea that Larry Hagmen's million doolar roof was subsidized by over $300,000 is totally obscene. Thanks Larry, for making those single moms spend all their money subsidizing your very public attempt to save the world. Outrageous.