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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

11-29-2005, 11:42 AM

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Windmills o[n] My Mind

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Re: Windmills o[n] My Mind

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…He says that a big reason why they didn't catch on sooner was pressure from enviromentalists! It seems they were killing some birds…

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Hmm, seems like a good “ethical”...

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

11-29-2005, 11:26 AM

Replies: 10

Windmills o[n] My Mind

Views: 136

Posted By RJT

Re: Windmills o[n] My Mind

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My stepdad (who worked in solar power for a number of years before Reagan killed funding) seemed extremely skeptical about the unit being capable of producing power on that scale and I...

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

11-29-2005, 12:51 AM

Replies: 10

Windmills o[n] My Mind

Views: 136

Posted By RJT

Re: Windmills o[n] My Mind

Bluff,

I can’t argue with two items on your list. I know you well enough to assume your are correct about the politics forum, too.

RJT

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

11-28-2005, 11:58 PM

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Windmills o[n] My Mind

Views: 136

Posted By RJT

Re: Windmills o[n] My Mind

Purnell,

If my math is correct, the Stirling solar engine costs $22.5k per household. That’s not much for a prototype. It is ridiculous that solar and wind are at these infant stages.

RJT

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

11-28-2005, 11:49 PM

Replies: 10

Windmills o[n] My Mind

Views: 136

Posted By RJT

Re: Windmills o[n] My Mind

Thanks purnell and MM for the info. I'll have to check out AC, hope to go there in Jan/Feb. Haven't been there since I started playing poker.

It does seem that most are farms. If I recall, a...

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

11-28-2005, 07:56 PM

Replies: 10

Windmills o[n] My Mind

Views: 136

Posted By RJT

Windmills o[n] My Mind

A number of years ago (at least 20), I did some research on electricity generating windmills. There were only a few small companies manufacturing windmills back then and the cost was prohibitive.
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