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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (3663)	12/29/2008 6:31:34 PM
From: Eric	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86355

Well Hawk I have a house that doesn't run on any power but renewables. Algae will have it's place for aircraft down the road. For stationary purposes we do not need it. There are other much more efficient ways to do things. Simple physics.

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (3663)	12/29/2008 6:36:45 PM
From: Eric	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86355

It's just too bad they can't generate power 24 hours a day like nuclear, fossil, and hydro-electric. In that regard, neither solar or wind will EVER compare to those other sources for reliability and availability. Unfortunately they are not as reliable as the power in my house. I've never had a power failure in over three years. That cannot be said for the "grid" in my neighborhood!

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (3663)	12/30/2008 11:16:19 AM
From: RetiredNow	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86355

In that regard, neither solar or wind will EVER compare to those other sources for reliability and availability. Hawk, that is the most ignorant statement I've heard in a while. How can you categorically say that something will never happen? Everything is possible. All new tech is expensive and once it becomes pervasive, it becomes cheap. All new tech has problems that have to be solved. For intermittent energy sources like solar and wind, storage is that problem. Already, they have solved it, and yet, you seem to be ignorant of that. I've seen these cycles happen a thousand times. It's the natural evolution of any tech. Why do you deny the obvious? It's becoming tedious talking to you, because you are denying the most obvious things. If I have to explain to you that the sun will rise every morning, then that is a tedious conversation to me.