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NNadir

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12. We just spent, in ten years, two trillion dollars on so called "renewable infrastructure."
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 06:28 PM
Apr 2016

Two trillion dollars is already greater than the gross national product of all but 8 of the 188 nations listed by the world bank.

How much more "infrastructure," do we need from this quixotic adventure before we get it that it doesn't work?

The unfortunate thing is that the "infrastructure" is flimsy, and needs replacement almost as fast as it can be built, which is, by the way, not very fast.

I analyzed the comprehensive data from the Danish Energy Agency on its wind infrastructure, and found that among the thousands of decommissioned wind turbines in Denmark, the mean life time was a little less than 17 years.

Sustaining the Wind Part 1 – Is So Called “Renewable Energy” the Same as “Sustainable Energy?”

I've been hearing about how so called "renewable energy" would save the day my entire life, and I'm not young.

How many more generations will be required before we get it? With the incredibly high rate of atmospheric degradation being observed right now, how many more generations can be sustained.

Just asking.

Have a nice evening.

Consumption-driven deregulated capitalism requiring increasing production Ghost Dog Apr 2016 #1
Everyone, I do mean everyone, on the planet is involved. NNadir Apr 2016 #2
Nice read, thanks, but misses the point. Briefly, Ghost Dog Apr 2016 #3
I have written at length about the lack of decent living conditions for the bulk... NNadir Apr 2016 #4
Mmm. "Stalin", and "Libertarian". You profoundly misunderstand. Ghost Dog Apr 2016 #5
No thanks. I think I understand what I need to know about these subjects, and there are... NNadir Apr 2016 #6
Then, your advocacy is based in (deliberate) ignorance, Ghost Dog Apr 2016 #7
We all have our own definition of ignorance. Mine is obviously different than yours. NNadir Apr 2016 #11
Associating contemporary Somalia with anarchist political philosophy Ghost Dog Apr 2016 #17
where is this coming from? Any way to know where the bulk is emanating? Fast Walker 52 Apr 2016 #8
Forest fires in SE Asia were very much involved in the 1997-1998 event, and until 2015... NNadir Apr 2016 #9
thanks... interesting to think the increase in atmospheric C02 is due to release from a warmer ocean Fast Walker 52 Apr 2016 #10
We just spent, in ten years, two trillion dollars on so called "renewable infrastructure." NNadir Apr 2016 #12
I'm not convinced it is "quixotic" Fast Walker 52 Apr 2016 #13
Well, then, with all due respect, actual data conflicts with your failure to be convinced. NNadir Apr 2016 #14
I just said I wasn't convinced (yet), not that I can't be convinced. Fast Walker 52 Apr 2016 #15
Nuclear reality vs fantasy kristopher Apr 2016 #16
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