Subject	I don't know that wind power can solve all our needs.
Posted by	zellamay on December 30, 2011 at 4:57 PM
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In Reply To	I have a hard time believing wind power can solve all of our posted by aliaZ on December 30, 2011 at 04:10 PM
Message	There is certainly enough energy there, but there are many practical issues. I mention it because it could be the most quickly usable alternative energy source. The technology is at a functioning level now. We just have to decide to make it a priority. We will probably use oil/coal for many years after other energy sources are useful, but imagine a world in which we use only 10% of the oil/coal we use now. (For example: Our great-grandchildren might still have cheap plastic things to buy.) The facts I stated are well known among those that study such things. For some general knowledge, one could look at Wikipedia "wind power". They make several statements like mine, and have the sources as footnotes.
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