Re: Global Energy etc.

["Bernard G. Cleyet & Nancy Ann Seese" <georgeann@REDSHIFT.COM>]

Anyone know the govt.s' subsidy to the nuclear industry?

Down here in PG&E land our children are also paying for the stranded
costs.  (Nuclear cost overruns)

bc

P.s. Remember it's socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor
(us).

Ludwik Kowalski wrote:

> "Kilmer, Skip" wrote:
>
> > I guess ugly is in the eye of the beholder. Last summer I
> > drove across the country, and I was thrilled to come upon
> > a couple of large wind farms unexpectedly. I thought the
> > dozens (maybe over a hundred) of white wind turbines
> > whirling gaily was magnificent. Noisy, maybe, I could
> > hear the beating from a couple of miles away.
>
> Colors of towers and turbines may be chosen to improve
> the esthetics. And the noise can perhaps be reduced very
> significantly by using powerful loudspeakers (negative
> feedback). I agree with Daniel Schroeder that a traditional
> power plant is often more ugly than a wind farm.
>
> But do the existing wind stations pay for themselves?
> My impression was that most of them are still projects
> partially subsidized by taxes. I hope to be wrong on this.
> Ludwik Kowalski