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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (6013)	6/17/2007 11:44:04 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24225

Peak Oil Media Posted by Prof. Goose on June 17, 2007 - 12:27pm Here's three four pieces of media that you can send to folks to explain the basic arguments regarding peak oil. First is Matt Simmons on CNBC a month ago talking about the GAO report (7 mins), then under the fold a link to Jim Kunstler's latest talk (which is great), a piece by ABC Radio of Australia on the GAO report and peak oil, and Boone Pickens on the issue as well. "The GAO report found no focussed coordinated government plans to prepare for peak oil or other supply disruptions." "We are on the verge of replacing the term 'global warming' with the term 'peak oil.'" "The best new oil basin we will ever find is the one called 'conservation.'" Links @ theoildrum.com

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (6013)	6/18/2007 12:04:34 AM
From: sageyrain	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24225

How I home-built an electricity producing Wind turbine It was easy. You can do it too Several years ago I bought some remote property in Arizona. I am an astronomer and wanted a place to practice my hobby far away from the sky-wrecking light pollution found near cities of any real size. I found a great piece of property. The problem is, it's so remote that there is no electric service available. That's not really a problem. No electricity equals no light pollution. However, it would be nice to have at least a little electricity, since so much of life in the 21st century is dependant on it. One thing I noticed right away about my property is that most of the time, the wind is blowing. Almost from the moment I bought it, I had the idea of putting up a wind turbine and making some electricity. This is the story of how I did it. Not with an expensive, store-bought turbine, but with a home-built one that cost hardly anything. If you have some fabricating skills and some electronic know-how, you can build one too. I started by Googling for information on home-built wind turbines. There are a lot of them out there in an amazing variety of designs and complexities. All of them had five things in common though: 1. A generator 2. Blades 3. A mounting that keeps it turned into the wind 4. A tower to get it up into the wind 5. Batteries and an electronic control system Lot's more.... mdpub.com