tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530363147797109372.post4338727128476259317..comments2023-08-29T02:45:20.597-05:00Comments on So High Above: Change BeginsPolitical Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15411355591312051241noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530363147797109372.post-9232347123952339202008-11-08T09:03:00.000-06:002008-11-08T09:03:00.000-06:00You fail to realize that if the power of the Unite...You fail to realize that if the power of the United States Government would put in massive funding, the industry would grow much faster and innovations will be made. Just as we landed on the Moon with massive government will power and funding, we can also move this industry in a matter of years instead of decades. Israel has been using solar power since 1980 - Germany has over 200,000 homes off the grid and self sufficient, because of a program backed by the Government called 100,000 Roofs which exceeded expectations in less than 10 years. Brazil committed to running there autos without oil, they have accomplished that - Jimmy Carter began funding the industry in 1978 - but of course Ronald Reagan cut the funding while bowing to the oil industry lobby and removed the solar panels from the White House Roof. If the US had committed in 1978 like Brazil did, or even in 1990 like Germany did, we would be almost energy self sufficient by now. <BR/><BR/>Only 20 years ago you were using a monochromatic monitor, look how the computer industry has grown and the innovations that are made on a daily basis. If the Alternative Energy Industry was fed with massive capital, the same thing will happen. Companies will pour money into R&D to beat the competition and produce a more efficient energy system than their competitors.<BR/><BR/>You have lost faith in what Americans can accomplish because of the failures of the Republican Party.Political Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15411355591312051241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530363147797109372.post-71967236681149848232008-11-07T18:33:00.000-06:002008-11-07T18:33:00.000-06:00You should really research and learn about the top...You should really research and learn about the topics before you write about them. Photovoltiac technology is currently in it's second generation. Typical payback to the average homeowner is about 30 years. Given the poor outlook on any such infrastructure lasting 30 years without corrosion or material breakdown within that time places the realistic payback at about 40 years. Additionally, most homeowner roofing will not outlast that extended time which adds to the expense of employing that technology and makes it virtually untenable. Third generation photovoltiac is realistically 5 to 10 years off. Maybe you'd be better off suggesting little windmills on top of each light to generate the required current for the bulb, or perhaps little treadmills with hamsters can do the trick. That way all the unemployed homeowners can be used to replace the dead hamsters. Keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530363147797109372.post-56402497542949161122008-11-07T15:08:00.000-06:002008-11-07T15:08:00.000-06:00Solar paneled lighting is very viable.Solar paneled lighting is very viable.Political Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15411355591312051241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530363147797109372.post-75557490005166272632008-11-06T22:47:00.000-06:002008-11-06T22:47:00.000-06:00This article is funny. Firstly, if you insist on ...This article is funny. Firstly, if you insist on posting in public you should learn to spell. Grab a dictionary and lookup the difference between pealing and peeling. Your contention that all publicly controlled lighting be taken off the grid and powered by wind/solar is laughable. What a joke. Do you have any idea at all about which you speak? You have little or no knowlege at all about energy or how things work. Perhaps we can take all of those now broke homeowners and put them on stationary bicycles with attached generators (1 for each public light bulb) and have them pedal continuously to generate the electricity that will make us energy independent. Keep writing because the fictions you pull out of your ass are very entertaining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com