SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: TimF who wrote (222704)3/7/2005 8:51:22 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) of 1574258
 
"I am aware of these experiments but if its going to get past skeptical environmentalists"

If you could find any information about this concept being blocked by environmentalists, that would be interesting. The blocks come from the governments, this isn't something that gets funded on the needed scale by smaller groups. They are the ones that won't implement and ask for more studies. After 20+ years, there isn't a whole lot more to study. It has been pretty much beat to death.

Now I have seen where environmentalists have blocked some of those OTEC ideas that want to use coral atolls. For good reason, corals are very sensitive to environmental conditions, an OTEC would likely push them over the edge. Corals are pretty stressed world wide, primarily by ocean warming. 1-2 degrees C change in average temperature is all it takes...
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News