Shemp, Shemp, Shemp, Please tell us the below was you being satirical.
Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcg...@...> wrote: > > The problem with wind turbines is if you put up too many of them they will > cut down all winds blowing across the world and this will cause our planet to > stop spinning on its axis and we will all be throw into deep space along with > planes, trains, automobiles, and anything else that isn't tethered to Mother > Earth. > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal <L.Shaddai@> wrote: > > > > http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-energy3-2009apr03,0,7532220.story?track=rss > > > > http://tinyurl.com/dzasmm* > > * > > Temperature difference caused by taking the power out of the wind would be > > around 1 degree difference, about the same as the localized effect of a > > city. * > > > > *[image: Los Angeles Times] <http://www.latimes.com/> > > > > The Interior Department report, which looks at the potential of wind > > turbines off the U.S. coast, is part of the government's process to chart a > > course for offshore energy development. > > By Jim Tankersley > > April 3, 2009 > > Reporting from Arlington, Va. -- Wind turbines off U.S. coastlines could > > potentially supply more than enough electricity to meet the nation's current > > demand, the Interior Department reported Thursday. > > > > Simply harnessing the wind in relatively shallow waters -- the most > > accessible and technically feasible sites for offshore turbines -- could > > produce at least 20% of the power demand for most coastal states, Interior > > Secretary Ken Salazar said, unveiling a report by the Minerals Management > > Service that details the potential for oil, gas and renewable development on > > the outer continental shelf. > > > > The biggest wind potential lies off the nation's Atlantic coast, which the > > Interior report estimates could produce 1,000 gigawatts of electricity -- > > enough to meet a quarter of the national demand. > > > > The report also notes large potential in the Pacific, including off the > > California coast, but said the area presented technical challenges. > > > > The Interior Department released an executive > > summary<http://www.doi.gov/ocs/ExecutiveSummary-final.pdf>of the > > report on Thursday. > > > > It noted that "strong wind resources also exist offshore California, Oregon, > > Washington and Hawaii, but it appears that the majority of this resource > > lies in deep waters where technology constraints are potentially > > significant" -- a sentiment Salazar echoed when asked about Pacific wind > > potential. > > > > The report also suggests vast oil and gas reserves off the Pacific coast: > > the equivalent of 10 billion to 18 billion barrels of oil. > > > > Salazar told attendees at the 25x'25 Summit in Virginia, a gathering of > > agriculture and energy representatives exploring ways to cut carbon dioxide > > emissions, that "we are only beginning to tap the potential" of offshore > > renewable energy. > > > > The report is a step in the Obama administration's mission to chart a course > > for offshore energy development, an issue that gained urgency last year amid > > high oil prices and chants of "Drill, baby, drill" at the Republican > > National Convention. > > > > Critics have accused President Obama and Salazar of dragging their feet on > > new oil and gas drilling, and Thursday's report does little to rebut those > > complaints. > > > > It includes no new estimates of potential oil and gas reserves offshore and > > notes that some of the existing estimates are based on 25-year-old seismic > > studies. > > > > Meeting with reporters after his speech, Salazar said he would wait to > > decide whether to commission new seismic studies until after he convened a > > four-stop series of offshore energy hearings, which begin next week in > > Atlantic City, N.J. In San Francisco, a hearing will be held April 16 at 9 > > a.m. at the Mission Bay Conference Center at UC San Francisco. > > > > Drilling advocates say updated estimates could show even more offshore oil > > potential. > > > > In contrast, Salazar said he expected a push to expedite offshore wind > > development to be one of the most significant aspects at the hearings. > > > > He pledged to finalize guidelines for such development, which the Bush > > administration failed to complete before leaving office, within about two > > months. > > > > jtankersley@ > > >
