Climate Change

This young women has every right to feel rage against those old, white ,privileged farts who have thrown her generation under the bus. And those who defend the old, white, privileged farts. Ignorance is not cute, funny or justified. Climate change is real and accelerating. No amount of greed and misinformation will make big oil, conspicuous consumption OK and will not change the science. Arguing about minutia as to the exact magnitude is distracting from getting going on what we all need to be doing.

 

Id be interested to know what that would be?

 

Reducing CO2 and CH4 emissions at the local, National, and international level…by a lot.

 

New Jersey's wind projects have been cancelled

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/01/ors...-wind-projects-takes-4-billion-writedown.html

 

Yes, these were to be offshore wind projects--the ones that drive Trump and (he thinks) whales crazy--to be undertaken by a Danish company that backed out, citing supply chain issues and rising interest rates. Hopefully, those will be short-term issues.

Yesterday, I drove past a forest of wind turbines in the western part of the state in the vicinity of Enid, OK. The terrain is flat, and as the song "Oklahoma" goes "the wind comes sweeping down the plains." Wind turbines generate close to 10,500 megawatts in my state, or about two-fifths of our generated electricity, and over four-fifths of our generating capacity from renewable resources. They don't seem to be going away anytime soon.

 

So you don’t like Biden and Bernie Sanders? Same here

 

Quite specific of you. I appreciate your timelines and exact figures.

 

Do yall think encouraging the usage of pedal & sail power etc would help? I get disillusioned sometimes advocating these. So many things were hand & foot powered in the past such as sewing & washing machines. & lathes & grindstones. & kitchen pitcher pumps. & manual bowling pin setters to name a few.

 

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Haunting me again hotshot?
You would not dismiss the marine life for a project you disapprove of.

Do tell if the estimated economic lifetime of the offshore wind turbine is in excess of its payback period?

 

Can’t wait to power my car with a wind turbine

 

I personally have always been against some of the concepts of the conmon tractor trailer.

 

Yea,well a lot of the freight in the US could be moved cheaper and more energy efficient by rail…..the huge subsidies that keep all the 18 wheelers on the road needs to be pared back …..much of the freight is not that time sensitive that rail is not a viable option.

 

Trains were of primary importance in the 1800s. Aren’t trains too racist?

 

Lol. You won't be able to do it directly or specifically. The wind -generated electricity goes into the grid, and when you plug in, you get the electricity from whatever source.

 

Lol.
??? Are you thinking of the smiling black porters in Shuffle Off to Buffalo?

 

Boooooooooo! Were you as concerned about the impacts on aquatic wildlife when it was offshore oil rigs and tankers? From everything I've read, the alleged impact of offshore wind turbines on aquatic wildlife is estimated to be far worse than that of the Santa Barbara oil spill or Exxon Valdez.

Gee, I dunno. I think it depends on size and conditions at a given site.
An Energy Efficiency Estimation Procedure for Small Wind Turbines at Chosen Locations in Poland.
Fact check: Wind turbines quickly recoup energy used to make them
Techno-economic analysis of an offshore wind farm on the eastern Mediterranean Sea coast - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
How Long Do Wind Turbines Last? Average Lifespan Explained - Energy Follower
Offshore Wind Can Lower Energy Prices and Beat Out Oil and Gas
https://www.researchgate.net/public...nt_of_Large_Scale_Offshore_Wind_Farm_in_India

 

That awkward moment where it all backfires…

“However, in 2020, as part of an effort to curb the harmful aerosol pollution released by these ships, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) imposed strict regulations on shipping, reducing sulfur content in fuel from 3.5 per cent to 0.5 per cent.

The reduction in marine clouds has allowed more heat to be absorbed into the oceans, accelerating an energy imbalance, where more heat is being trapped than being released.”

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7016498

 

So let me get this straight. Leading climate scientist James Hansen says 'global warming will accelerate'. I thought you were telling us that wouldn't happen. It's all a hoax. But now you tell us it will happen because of an unintentional global geoengineering experiment: the reduction of ship tracks. Are you suggesting that all measures to reduce global warming will lead to similar results? If not, what are you suggesting? If so, what is your evidence? Solving the problem of climate change, in which James Hansen is a big believer, is complex, and missteps are bound to occur. Nothing to gloat about.