Subject: Re: [Homestead] An International Analysis of the Credit Debacle
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 10:00:18 -0500
On 10/7/07, Don Bowen KI6DIU <don.bowen AT earthlink.net> wrote:
> It is more than roofs, farmers are selling huge chunks of the countryside
> for solar panel and wind farms. No matter how many solar panels or wind
> farms or what ever, nothing comes any where close to crude oil for energy
> invested vs energy returned and none will be able to fully replace the
> millions of gallons of motor fuel.
>
Yabbut, the more alternative energy, the less need for petroleum. I
believe the Germans have decided not to add a couple of nuclear plants
based on the energy generated via solar.
As oil peaks, we're going to need all the alternatives, and the sooner
we get them going, the better.