Topic: Economy, what's left of
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-administration-sets-aside-public-land-bigger-rocky-mountain-national-park-solar
The LIE here is that solar is being developed.
There is no development. Believe me, I understand this FAILED technology from the sub atomic semiconductor physics level (that I studied in 10th grade) right up to the system design level.
I know about strip mining and photo chemical processes that use nasty acids and toxic chemicals to make "green" solar panels...
There is NOTHING new here except a new financial failure for the O'Bankrupt Administration.
"“Energy from sources like wind and solar have doubled since the president took office,"
But HE didnt build that..
Doubled? B-F-D. Whats double of a drop in the bucket?
Obamas alt energy plans are like him pissing in the Niagra Falls.
Reader, go out to the Web and search for stats from either a Govt or university source (ANS has it, I saw it at an ANS presentation about 4 years ago) on TOTAL ENERGY USE in KW in the US (or KW equivalent) and compare it to the JOKE that is green energy.
We use WAY more than the 24th power KW (take a KW and add 24 zeros behind it) just for our passenger vehicles.
How much power will SNOW COVERED SOLAR PANELS make?
How much extra money will it take to build stronger support structures to handle the snow load?
How efficient will sand blasted solar panels be?
All that to create a disaster on the power grids from the fact that these alternate sources make a MESS of power grid operation?
Read Forbes Magazine, November 2011 about the MESS created in supply balancing in the Pacific NW where the main source is hydro (and its DIRT CHEAP, we pay 5.7 cents right now between hydro and nuclear)
These green sources depend on the wind and sun and cannot provide a constant output (no power when the wind doesnt blow and sun is behind the clouds) and that causes a nightmare for the utiiity company to try to get that energy onto the grid and keep it all in balance.
PS heres a solar boondoggle being built right now:
http://www.bechtel.com/2012-08...
Notice there is DATA on the project, not the usual vague fluffy statements by the O'Solyndra Administration and their complicit Media:
"The 370 (net) megawatt Ivanpah solar power facility is located on approximately 3,500 acres"
Calculate the PROJECTED power produced PER ACRE.
9 ACRE per MW (3500ac / 370 MW)
How many acre are needed to produce this MYTHICAL 10,000 MW?
(And the crackpot Liberals are screaming about preserving the land?)
Compare this REAL project with this Federal Land Grab of 285,000 acre:
If 9 ac/MW, then 10,000 MW = 90,000 acre.
WHAT ARE THE OTHER 195,000 acres going to be used for?
Now, compare this stupidity to ONE nuclear powered generator. An OLD generator that was used near me had a nameplate rating of 425 MW.
ONE GENERATOR., the size of your house.
PS notice this lie on Bechtels page:
" solar thermal power tower technology to produce clean, renewable energy from the sun"
the SUN is RENEWABLE? What human is going to RENEW the sun when it collapses, goes super nova and DESTROYS THE EARTH?
PSS DoE has funding right now to develop (another farce that old technology is being "developed) to enrich uranium. Since we have more tons of bomb material than we know what to do with, and the moron Carter screwed us out of fuel reprocessing, it must be for power plant use.
So why are we screwing around with solar?