RE: GP: tick tock

["Tom Gray" <tomgray@igc.org>]

> > OF course hard to argue with a clean energy source vs a dirty energy
source.
> > A dirty energy source causes visual polution also but not to the some
extent
> > a wind farm does because a wind farm is spread out over many miles where
a
> > coal fired plant or a nuke plant has a small foot print.
> >
> > John D'Angelo
>
> Correct.  All they do is change the climate, generate mountains of waste,
> pollute and poison the air and water, spoil the pristine views
> with haze . . . but
> that small footprint, ya gotta love it.
>
> Meanwhile, the clock ticks on.  I buy green tags.
>
> Tom Gray
> American Wind Energy Association

For those who are interested in a serious look at the environmental impact
of
renewable energy technologies versus other options, see "Renewable Energy:
The Environmental Imperative: An Update," at the Renewable Energy Policy
Project Web site:

http://www.repp.org/repp_pubs/repp_publications.html
http://www.repp.org/repp_pubs/articles/envImp/ (full report in HTML)
http://www.repp.org/repp_pubs/articles/envImp/envImp.pdf (full report in
PDF)
http://www.repp.org/repp_pubs/articles/envImp/earthday.exec.summ.pdf
http://www.repp.org/repp_pubs/articles/envImp/prOut.htm (press release)

Tom


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