"A blow to . . . wind energy"
- Tuesday, September 15 2009 @ 10:06 AM CST
- Contributed by: filbert
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The lead utility in a proposed South Dakota power plant is quitting the project - a blow to both wind energy and coal-fired electricity - but the other partners say the plan is still alive.
Otter Tail Power Co. is leaving the project that's designed to build the Big Stone II coal plant at Big Stone City in the state's northeast corner.
"It was a combination of factors - the broad economic downturn, a higher level of uncertainty and proposed climate legislation," said Cris Kling, public relations director for Otter Tail.
1. Drill, baby, drill!
2. Coal is Life. Over half of our energy comes today from coal.
3. Go nuclear (like--yes--the French). Go Polywell fusion. The sooner we do this, the sooner we can start cutting back on burning hydrocarbons for power. There are no other REAL alternatives right now to nuclear power. And polywell fusion is (in my humble opinion) the best hope for large-scale, clean, safe power generation for the future.
3. Wind power won't get it done any time soon. Solar power won't get it done any time soon. We need more power--worldwide--not less. The economic advance of less developed nations requires two things: a) suppressing political/economic corruption, and 2) providing adequate power. Come to think of it, those two things would be pretty good ideas here in the U.S., too.
Build nuclear power plants, and hope like hell polywell fusion pans out. Otherwise we're in deep kimchee.