Archive for January, 2009

Wind Turbines–Build A Wind Turbine For Free Power

John Mowatt asked: Wind turbines are the best answer to the high and rising cost of energy. Electricity created from wind power is the best answer to one of today’s most serious problems–the high cost of fossil fuels.There are other ideas which may help of course. Solar power is clean but,at the present time, solar [...]

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question about wind turbine lighting rules (i.e. the lights to keep planes from hitting them)?

Julep asked: I saw a turbine from the back at night the other evening. It had a red light at the top of the pole (highest stationary point). I could not see a light on the front… but it seemed to be tall enough to need aircraft warning lights. . . Which got me to [...]

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What ideas do you have to combat Global Warming?

Eug asked: Some of these are slightly farfetched, but not impossible, so don’t laugh at me please. 1. Collect fresh-water ice off of Antarctica, and Greenland, and sell it as bottled water 2. Create fields of solar panels in the world’s sunniest, hottest locations such as the American Southwest, African Sahara, Middle east 3. Build [...]

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