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To: Taro who wrote (275341)2/19/2006 4:01:15 PM
From: combjelly  Respond to of 1577593
 
"And the Germans still only draw a tiny 5% of their energy from those subsidized wind mills."

Wind mills can help, but they aren't a solution. Some places like East Texas, the winds just aren't steady enough. It can go from zero to 50-60 mph in a few hours. And that is assuming the area isn't heavily wooded.