Always Blowing
Wind power? What happens when the wind stops blowing?
The almighty cry of the renewable energy skeptic reveals an incomplete grasp of
how our atmosphere works. It is an ocean. Rather than being comprised of water,
though, it is an ocean of air, in constant motion. It is true that wind speeds
at the surface often dwindle to a mere zephyr from time to time but a few
hundred feet up, it never stops blowing.
Shoot! I still don’t buy it. Give me a coal-fired furnace any day! At least
we know where the fuel is located!
Considering his background in oil and gas exploration, it may surprise you to
know that I concur with billionaire T. Boone Pickens’ plan for liberating the
United States from imported energy. Naturally, I dispute his position on the
need for natural gas. In truth, hydrogen can do the job just fine if we embrace
it properly.
However, America’s oil addiction is so great that the environmental community
dare not allow perfect to be the enemy of good. Mr. Pickens is to be applauded
for the bold position he has taken. While it is true that he stands to make
billions off his media investment, he just as easily could have sat back and
lived off passive income from his already vast fortune.
Always Blowing
Wind power? What happens when the wind stops blowing?
The almighty cry of the renewable energy skeptic reveals an incomplete grasp of how our atmosphere works. It is an ocean. Rather than being comprised of water, though, it is an ocean of air, in constant motion. It is true that wind speeds at the surface often dwindle to a mere zephyr from time to time but a few hundred feet up, it never stops blowing.
Shoot! I still don’t buy it. Give me a coal-fired furnace any day! At least we know where the fuel is located!
Considering his background in oil and gas exploration, it may surprise you to know that I concur with billionaire T. Boone Pickens’ plan for liberating the United States from imported energy. Naturally, I dispute his position on the need for natural gas. In truth, hydrogen can do the job just fine if we embrace it properly.
However, America’s oil addiction is so great that the environmental community dare not allow perfect to be the enemy of good. Mr. Pickens is to be applauded for the bold position he has taken. While it is true that he stands to make billions off his media investment, he just as easily could have sat back and lived off passive income from his already vast fortune.