Hi, if you would allow me to take an analogy, i would take a river for it. there is difference in the natural flow of water before and after a dam is built across it. the eco system is changed. but it heals fast within a blink of geological eye. similarly, there would be change that would be felt by us mortals. sincerely, Jeyaraman Ponnurangam Senior Research Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action on reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Velander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Open Topic Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 9:51 AM Subject: Re: [OT] ongoing environmental thread *was* lead free Yes Abd ul-Rahman, I did a double-take this morning when reading the original post mentioning the slowing of the earth's rotation due to wave/tidal power generation. If such were true one would have to ask, would wind power not also slow the earth's rotation? I have never heard of any argument for either on even the smallest measures (from scientist's anyway), but I am no expert on either system. Just a thought, would solar power (to the nth degree) reduce or increase the ambient earth temperature? I would have thought it would cool not warm. It would reroute that natural solar heat from the earth's thermal systems to a man-made system and insulate it from the surrounding environment, thus reducing the earth's temperatures. It would not actually be removed from the earth's thermodynamics but it would be rerouted and isolated from the natural system. That was my thought anyway. Sincerely, Brad Velander Senior PCB Designer Northern Airborne Technology 1925 Kirschner Rd., Kelowna, BC, V1Y 4N7. tel (250) 763-2329 ext. 225 fax (250) 762-3374 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Abd ulRahman Lomax Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 5:23 PM To: Open Topic Forum Subject: [SPAM] - Re: [OT] ongoing environmental thread *was* lead free - Email found in subject At 07:47 PM 12/17/2004, Jeff Condit wrote: >Tidal generation systems are a bad choice because they convert the >rotational kinetic energy of the earth into electricity (and ultimately >heat). In so doing they slow down the rotational speed and lengthen days. I don't think this is correct. The source of tidal energy is primarily the moon. The kinetic energy of the moon in orbit around the earth is pretty large.... I doubt that tidal power generation systems would ever be used on a scale such as to make a measurable difference in the moon's orbit, given all the alternatives, including direct solar power. <SNIP> ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the OT discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/ot_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the OT discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/ot_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
