Comments on: “More Power” http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/06/more-power/ Politics, Sports and Pop Culture Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:09:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Reindeargirl http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/06/more-power/#comment-46986 Reindeargirl Sat, 07 Feb 2009 21:07:07 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=13507#comment-46986 Its pretty obvious the ditto-head who wrote this article doesn't know what he's talking about and doesn't know what Renewables and Energy efficiency can do. A study of off shore wind by Clemson University shows we have over 4,000 megawatts of off shore wind power potential that could be permitted, contructed and brought on line within 6 years. ( I guess those wind turbines SC workers are turning out in Greenville will go somewhere else). . OF course, this is the kind of information the utility-heads don't want us to know about. The utilities have become the new Big Oil, especiatlly in the South, where they own the legislature. Whatever they want, they get, with no oversight or accountability. Forget the fact that all the latest studies world wide show nuclear coming in as the most expensive kind of energy,at over .20/kilowatt. Forget that extra kilowatts that come from energy efficiency come in at .3/kilowatts. wind at .10-12/kilowatt IN fact, just forget the facts. The utilities are in control and we are at their mercy, so just suck it up. DOn't worry if the climate changes, droughts and big power plants drain our lakes and rivers, mercury poisons our children , its not important 'cause we'll have the lights on! Its pretty obvious the ditto-head who wrote this article doesn’t know what he’s talking about and doesn’t know what Renewables and Energy efficiency can do. A study of off shore wind by Clemson University shows we have over 4,000 megawatts of off shore wind power potential that could be permitted, contructed and brought on line within 6 years. ( I guess those wind turbines SC workers are turning out in Greenville will go somewhere else). . OF course, this is the kind of information the utility-heads don’t want us to know about. The utilities have become the new Big Oil, especiatlly in the South, where they own the legislature. Whatever they want, they get, with no oversight or accountability. Forget the fact that all the latest studies world wide show nuclear coming in as the most expensive kind of energy,at over .20/kilowatt. Forget that extra kilowatts that come from energy efficiency come in at .3/kilowatts. wind at .10-12/kilowatt IN fact, just forget the facts. The utilities are in control and we are at their mercy, so just suck it up. DOn’t worry if the climate changes, droughts and big power plants drain our lakes and rivers, mercury poisons our children , its not important ’cause we’ll have the lights on!

]]> By: John Hartz http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/06/more-power/#comment-46980 John Hartz Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:38:54 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=13507#comment-46980 Gee whiz, will wonders never cease! Now the propaganda machines like Fitsnews who are shilling for the state's "Utility-Industrial Complex" (CIS) have to resort to fear-mongering by using phrases like: debilitating energy shortage, the possibility of rolling brownouts and even blackouts, the “power gap, And sentences like: "Either we build the plant, or people need to start buying candles." The Fitnews propaganda piece is populated with all kinds of assertions. Where did these assertions come from? Where’s the beef? In the interest of blogging integrity, I am damned proud to be able to call Ann Timberlake “my friend.” It appears the right-wing tactic of Swift-boating” someone who doesn’t agree with you is alive and well on this website. Gee whiz, will wonders never cease!

Now the propaganda machines like Fitsnews who are shilling for the state’s “Utility-Industrial Complex” (CIS) have to resort to fear-mongering by using phrases like: debilitating energy shortage, the possibility of rolling brownouts and even blackouts, the “power gap, And sentences like: “Either we build the plant, or people need to start buying candles.”

The Fitnews propaganda piece is populated with all kinds of assertions. Where did these assertions come from? Where’s the beef?

In the interest of blogging integrity, I am damned proud to be able to call Ann Timberlake “my friend.”

It appears the right-wing tactic of Swift-boating” someone who doesn’t agree with you is alive and well on this website.

]]> By: Philip Branton http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/06/more-power/#comment-46926 Philip Branton Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:39:45 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=13507#comment-46926 SIC......... Come on man.... What are your thoughts on the PLASMA Converters from www.startech.net? If these could be installed to clean the emmissions from the Coal Plants and ...close LANDFILLs then isn't this a PLUS..?? A Win-Win ?? Not only that but these machine generate ENERGY to be sold back trough the POWER Grid to generate tax revenue and CREATE More jobs than we have right now..?? If each city had one...think of all the foreign Diesel fuel that would be SAVED from trucking the TRASH all the way out to a County landfill in BFE ..??? Think of the maintenance cost saving on the trucks too..?!?! Do you not find it a little ODD that NO one mentions this ...CHOICE as a Solution to ...ANYTHING ..?? The company is selling these...where..?? There are 3 being installed in New Jersey, 3 in Puerto Rico, some in Panama, one in Tampa, Antartica, and other locations...!?! If these machines MAKE MONEY for the OWNERS (Obviuosly they do make MONEY !); then something is VERY WRONG in our little piece of SUNSHINE and Grits !! What is your thoughts ..??? SIC………

Come on man….

What are your thoughts on the PLASMA Converters from http://www.startech.net? If these could be installed to clean the emmissions from the Coal Plants and …close LANDFILLs then isn’t this a PLUS..?? A Win-Win ?? Not only that but these machine generate ENERGY to be sold back trough the POWER Grid to generate tax revenue and CREATE More jobs than we have right now..??

If each city had one…think of all the foreign Diesel fuel that would be SAVED from trucking the TRASH all the way out to a County landfill in BFE ..??? Think of the maintenance cost saving on the trucks too..?!?! Do you not find it a little ODD that NO one mentions this …CHOICE as a Solution to …ANYTHING ..??

The company is selling these…where..?? There are 3 being installed in New Jersey, 3 in Puerto Rico, some in Panama, one in Tampa, Antartica, and other locations…!?!

If these machines MAKE MONEY for the OWNERS (Obviuosly they do make MONEY !); then something is VERY WRONG in our little piece of SUNSHINE and Grits !!

What is your thoughts ..???

]]> By: Not Sayin', Just Sayin' ... http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/06/more-power/#comment-46910 Not Sayin', Just Sayin' ... Fri, 06 Feb 2009 08:33:13 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=13507#comment-46910 Mick's a senator. Mick’s a senator.

]]> By: Mattheus Mei http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/06/more-power/#comment-46906 Mattheus Mei Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:56:48 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=13507#comment-46906 Not all "greenies" are against Nuclear Energy. I for one support Nuclear Energy in this state. I also support Methane exchange (Landfill Waste) and anaerobic digestion (local "poo" plants) as an underused part of our energy mix, along with Biomass which can be done with local agricultural refuse. Just check out Berkeley County - the want <a href="http://leonardosnotebook.blogspot.com/2009/01/sc-should-embrace-suck.html" rel="nofollow">to do all three</a> in the near future, and what's to stop South Carolina from expanding such operations, people complain that we're becoming the nations trash bin, why not harness it and turn it into a low cost source of energy for our residents or even our industries along with Nuclear Power and energy conservation efforts. I'm reminded of an old saying "One man's trash is another man's treasuer" Not all “greenies” are against Nuclear Energy. I for one support Nuclear Energy in this state. I also support Methane exchange (Landfill Waste) and anaerobic digestion (local “poo” plants) as an underused part of our energy mix, along with Biomass which can be done with local agricultural refuse. Just check out Berkeley County – the want to do all three in the near future, and what’s to stop South Carolina from expanding such operations, people complain that we’re becoming the nations trash bin, why not harness it and turn it into a low cost source of energy for our residents or even our industries along with Nuclear Power and energy conservation efforts. I’m reminded of an old saying “One man’s trash is another man’s treasuer”

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