Thread: Wind Power

Hot air from Washington DC notwithstanding wind power has serious potential.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wind energy could generate 20 percent of the electricity needed by households and businesses in the eastern half of the United States by 2024,

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In conjunction with nukes and solar the possibilities exist to dramatically reduce fossil fuel usage and clean up the air.

Will it happen?

I think yes, over the past decade wind farms are popping up all over the mid-west.

Hope you are right - regardless of where one stands on the issue of global warming, reducing our dependence on fossil fuel can only be a good thing, for the economy, the enviroment, for the future.

^ i think wind should just be part of the equation.
The government should squander some money on this to offset the higher electricity cost. Which would be a tangible benefit for everyone right away. This also might encourage more people to use electric cars. Which turn would make the associated industries develop more cost effective products.