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To: The Reaper who wrote (177538)	1/16/2009 6:38:19 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Respond to of 306849

RE:"Maybe it's just me, and I haven't seen the financials on these windmill farms and how long it takes to recoup investment, but this stinks to high heaven like another domestic ethanol industry." I think it will work but when the government gets involved there will be waste. Payola, etc. T-boone is doing with private money.

To: The Reaper who wrote (177538)	1/16/2009 7:09:47 PM
From: XBrit	Respond to of 306849

Wind is actually the only alt. energy that does come close to economic sense at present. Its practical costs per kWH (in the absence of some gigantic multi-trillion program) are still higher than fossil fuels, but there's not a big gap. Solar is way more expensive, and ethanol from corn is the dumbest idea in the history of energy. Nuclear power is still the only thing that makes sense AND is capable of providing power in huge quantities. But the US has some irrational fears. We should have as much courage as the French. Merde.