But... If there was a silver bullet, it would be conservation.
Andy Goodell 1894 Charlotte Creek Road Oneonta, NY 13820 (603) 831-0356 http://geekguyandy.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Maiken Winter Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 7:46 PM To: Sustainable Tompkins County listserv Subject: Re: [SustainableTompkins] Thisted Denmarks is 100% wind power Following up on Shawn's comment - there IS no silver bullet, and that's very important to remember. Most cities or communities (that I know of) that are trying to go 100% renewable energy are only able to get there by a mix of ALL renewable energies as well as by a deep cut in energy usage by strong increase in energy efficiency and a change of everybody's behavior to less wasteful energy usage. Wind alone won't get us far at all, although wind CAN be an important part, of course. The Netherlands, you need to remember, is flat and close to the sea - wind is a lot stronger and constant there than here. Also, we need to remember that climate change is likely going to change major wind patterns, and some locations that seem like good places for wind energy might not as good in a few decades. Have a good weekend, Maiken > Why should we go 100% wind? According to the Syracuse article seen > here earlier, we've got solar potential also. No silver bullet right? > Let's have hydro (best in spring), wind (best in spring and fall), and > solar (best in spring and summer) all smoothing each other out on our > local grid. Now we just need a way of turning Ithacation into energy, > or is that just hydro? > -- > -Shawn Reeves > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://energyteachers.org > > _______________________________________________ > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
