Does an Alternate Energy Plan Already Exist???

Wind power is not feasible as it is not computable with our power grids. Wind power is not stable or constant, and the excess energy cannot be stored. On the days of no wind, there wold be no power at all. We reguire a steady and stable power supply, and wind just cannot provide that.

Sounds too generic and non specific for me to get excited. I was left wondering, "What's the scam?".

Good day Rodney I too have viewed the commercial on tv, and listen to the commercial on radio. The commercial on tv is a little misleading, but the radio commericial fells in the gaps. The commercial on tv makes it sound that electricity is made from crude oil and if we would just use wind and solar we would not need all of that foriegn crude oil. The problem with that is electricity is not made from crude oil. The radio commercial fell you in that we do use natrual gas to produce electricity. The idea would be to switch the electric made from natural gas to wind and solar. Then we could mix natural gas with gasoline to extend the amount of fuel we have domestic fuel supply. Not at all a bad idea, but there is one problem. Enviromental are against wind mills because they kill, and disturb migrating birds. Remember the debate over hydropowerplants, they kill and disturb fish. I think it was back in the seventies in Arkansas there was a plain to build three new hydrodams, but the enviromental lobby blocked that idea. How nice it would be today to have those three on line? Being the fact that T. Boone Pickens is building wind mills and not solar should say something that solar technology is just not there right now.

I don't even have to read this. Boone Pickens has been around for many years. He's made lots of money in the oil business, but is now investing his money in alternative energy solutions. He's right, of course. We have the technology, but we aren't using it. Makes you kind of wonder we are so dependent on foreign oil, when we have solutions at our fingertips.

It's really nothing new. Wind, water, solar energy. Yet, here in the US it really hasn't been pursued that well. I was just in Germany. The cars using natural gas can find options to gas up at at least one gas station in every town. So many roofs have solar cells attached to the roofs. And there are those windmills practically everywhere. However, the latter seem to have become a nuisance. People don't want them near their towns as they tend to be loud when the blades swoosh in the wind. Birds and other animals, insects avoid the areas because of the noise and wind coming from them. Therefore, if they are in a field, in a certain radius around them, the crop harvest is greatly reduced. Then again, in Europe people don't have the wide open plains we have here. Cities are much closer together. Anyhow, there is most certainly much that can be done to reduce our dependence on foreign energy sources. We just have to make it a national priority. Somehow, nobody wants to make that move. Where is our pioneer spirit, our inventiveness? That's part of what made America so special. Yet, now we are greatly lagging behind.

There are already cars that run off hydrogen and all sorts of other types of alternate energy fueled vehicles, but they wont release it to the market and for one reason- money. Almost all the problems in the world wouldnt exsist if it wasnt for human greed. Everything that the government does revolves around one concept- keep the economy going.

I've heard of this guy and I think he's on to something. Obviously he's biased since he stands to make money but others are also pushing for change in how we look at the energy crises. In PA, our governor (Ed Rendel) just set aside billions for wind energy and two Spanish firms are making parts in some of the old steel mills. I definitely think the time has come for alternative energy sources. Unfortunately, many Americans and American politicians can only think in terms of off shore drilling and Alaskan oil fields. It's no longer enough to just end our dependence on Middle Eastern oil. We now need to greatly reduce our dependence on ALL oil.

most valuable knowledge for any country who faced the problem of increasing oil value and demand. in India we are also generating wind energy but it is only 5% of total production of energy.. i like this site.. thanks and keep posting like this..

I live in Illinois and my husband works with a guy who lives on a farm and invested a few thousand dollars into system that generates electricity through water. I'm not 100% sure how it works, but I do know that not only does he generate enough power for his household, he also generates enough to sell some back to ComEd. Thus being environmentally friendly and paying for his investment at the same time. Unfortunately, this system is expensive to start up and not available to everyone.

Mr. Pickens has a good idea. Personally, I think wind and solar power should be harnessed to take the place of all other forms of energy consumption. They are completely renewable and environmentally friendly.