On Fri, 2008-02-29 at 22:02 -0700, Cedric Chang wrote:
> > Wind also is "getting there", but that's another story.
> >
> >
> >         Russell
> 
> 
> Yes, wind farms have many unknowns relative to effects on micro and  
> macro climates and the local flora and fauna and local ambience.  I  
> would fear wind farms more than I would fear Nukes.

Wind farms are wonderful, as long as the wind is blowing. 

You can have as many wind farms as you want, you'll still need either
another source of generation that can operate 24/7 to cover 100% of the
load, or some way to store the energy for later use (doesn't really
exist on the large scale).

Solar has the exact same problem, although energy storage is a little
more theoretically possible then with wind generation.

To me, the only renewable energy source that is at all feasible is
hydro, and there just isn't enough out there to even come close to our
energy needs, so for today non-renewable generation is here to stay.

TTYL
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