re: #4 Okami

A complaint against wind and solar I always hear is that it doesn’t produce energy constantly and you need a backup system, which is an arguement I’ve never understood. I thought the idea was you put up turbines next to a coal plant, and when the wind picks up, you burn less coal. Is there something I’m missing?

Yes. The idea is to push through nuclear generation plants (run by firms like BP and Halliburton) to power the wind and solar installations. In that way, everyone’s happy. You could site them in what used to be the Gulf of Mexico.

Sorry everyone, I’m not happy about what I’m reading about the spill down there - and I fear that it will be used to justify even more dangerous power generation technology.