tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post2813052578454776922..comments2023-08-25T05:18:29.312-06:00Comments on Madville Times: Big Stone II Transmission Still Humming... But Wind Kills China?caheidelbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-81530988734117997372009-12-17T12:38:26.263-07:002009-12-17T12:38:26.263-07:00Cory,
You argue & cheer for the government to...Cory,<br /><br />You argue & cheer for the government to destroy oil $ coal through regulations and then create wind energy. Now you want proof?Steve Sibsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-19128325531922643042009-12-17T11:27:01.837-07:002009-12-17T11:27:01.837-07:00Fact is, Steve, the main contention people have be...Fact is, Steve, the main contention people have been making is that environmentalists killed both Big Stone II and the transmission lines. Neither claim has been substantiated... and your continued bleating of ideological boilerplate provides no such evidence.caheidelbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-49079245180681200062009-12-17T11:18:06.164-07:002009-12-17T11:18:06.164-07:00"Hmm... not only did capitalism save us from ..."Hmm... not only did capitalism save us from another big dirty coal-fired plant, but capitalism might also build those power lines after all. The market is a wonderful thing...."<br /><br />Cory,<br /><br />You are ideologically wrong here. The current state of the energy market is heavily interfered with by government. The Public/private nature is called fascism, not free-market capitalism.Steve Sibsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-77908151621240805252009-12-17T08:35:09.118-07:002009-12-17T08:35:09.118-07:00I would not call myself a GOP naysayer, just want ...I would not call myself a GOP naysayer, just want to make the point that there is no free lunch. Is it okay for the Chinese to have their water and land destroyed? The PBS video shows a Chinese farmer talking about this.<br />We feel virtuous over here about our greenness built on the backs of these people and that is okay? This material can be recycled, but it is still finite. I am no fan of boxcars of coal crossing the country, but it seems far worse to exploit people who will get little, if any benefit from their rare earth resource to satisfy our vanity.<br />I don't even want a microwave in my home, why should i be forced to have a huge transmission line floating over my property if i do not want it? What about the factories that are required to build these things? What about the resources needed, the humongous amount of transportation? The blight? The possible erosion on unstable land, such as ridges? Our experience s with develpers has not been positive in this area. Knock on nearly any door around here and someone will tell you how they have been lied to and threatened with condemnation of land, forced stuff in the ROWs, etc.<br />Nothing has no downside, no side effects. The sooner we face that, the sooner we can do some real work on energy.<br />I keep reading about various technologies being developed to harness wind. Keep working on it, and don't waste millions of $$$ on stuff that will hopefully be obsolete by the time it is built.<br />Joelie HicksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com