Great articles about home wind power
Resolved Question: How come Liberal Progressives can't let go of the past and come to the future?
May 28, 2009 at 6:32 pm ~
Really, they hold onto old idea's and President Obama is leading the way. Democrat Jimmy Carter put into law a wind fall tax profit on oil companies. To record each profit then send it off to the IRS created a tax increase to consumers at the gas pump along with waiting lines for gas. Gas was so high that the cost to transport food went up along with home heating oil. Reagan got rid of that and gas prices went down, people could receive gas whenever they wanted, food prices went down and home heating oil went down. Now why is President Obama seeking to tax the use of Energy? France uses about 80% of Nuclear and 95% of the waste is recycled. In the USA on the Morning Joe show today a spokes lady for Nuclear Power said it wouldn't cost the tax payers as they have investors and the capability to reuse the waste. SO which would you prefer going broke with Obama's Energy Tax knowing that there will be no laws protecting the money collected (like the raiding of social security). OR Nuclear Power which won't cost us but it will cost us less to flick on a switch. Also Nuclear Power is the CLEANEST power around. caldude1...DUH....? Your answer is WRONG and You didn't answer my ASK question which shows your afraid. ___________________________ zaza : Your right but Nuclear doesn't TAX the consumer or Businesses. It's clear the Enviormentalist's Goals are to TAX and then receive wealthy. If Obama's Cap n Trade goes through Gore stands to make billions. SO people need to ask themselves why does every enviromentalists Programs INCLUDE A TAX . It's every a HOAX to soak us. _________________________- Kevin A.R.T. : FULL of it? YOU can't run out of money you don't spend. How much is Obama collecting in taxes? Beside the liberals are putting Ronald down as his plans worked and Obama's just don't. FRANCE has CLEAR AIR and your wrong on Nuclear not being the Cleanest. http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-and-you/affect/nuclear.html Air Emissions Nuclear power plants do not emit carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, or nitrogen oxides.
Resolved Question: Could somebody please grade my paper?
January 21, 2010 at 10:01 pm ~
Cars of the 1930s The Automobile Industry resisted the depression and welcomed a new look for cars throughout the 1930s. The stock-market accident guide into the Great Depression, nonetheless the farming and middle-class families did not entirely give up on cars. Throughout history cars have been the nation’s symbol of security, comfort, and leisure. The “drop-frame” construction lowered the car’s middle of gravity. The Ford 1932 V-8 significantly introduced the “drop-frame” appearance. Ford’s 1932 V-8 design brought the car’s height down from the high perch of early automobiles. It’s engine was moved over the front axels and the hood was expanded outward. Its sixty-five-horse power capacity gave the car strength. Many people including Clyde barrow favored this car, he said, “I have drove fords exclusively when I could receive away with one. For sustained speed and freedom from trouble, the ford has got every other car skinned. Even if my business hasn’t been strictly legal it don’t hurt anything to tell you what a fine car you got in the V-8” He and Bonnie Parker had stolen a 1932 V-8 in Texas. The 1934 Chrysler and Desoto Airflow models clip the edge of engineering and aesthetic car production. The first car to feature a unified body and chassis was the airflow. The car had sturdiness on the road and a roomier interior. Despite the public found it unattractive, Chrysler structured the advances learned from the airflow into its line of mid-priced sedans. Due to the great depression, the production of every vehicles fell 36 percent in 1930. It then fell 29 more percent in 1931. In 1932, it fell to about 1,300,000 vehicles, the lowest ever since World War one. GM’s Alfred P. Sloan had a strategy called “constant upgrading of product” or planned obsolescence, which meant encouraging consumers to trade up and blanketing the market with a car at the top of every price range. Later “constant upgrading of product” was called sloanism and moved GM to the top. Sloanism emphasized trade-ins and styling. The styling department at GM made cars appear lower and longer. The 1932 Cadillac was the first car to eliminate the separate box-like trunk. By the end of the 1930s US car manufactures had established a unified structure, lower, wider passenger compartments that went throughout and up to the 1950s. Aerodynamic styling, or streamlining, meant modeling their new cars on the design principles of high-speed trains and airplanes. This resulted in better speed and fuel economy, made the ride smoother, lessened wind noise and car’s drag. The once-separate body and chassis merged into a unified body. Independent automakers failed throughout the depression years due to the low sales. Car companies that ceased to build were Kissel, Ruxton, Mood, Dobel, Jordan, Stearns, Gardener, Marmon, Peerless, Du Pont, and more. Not every went down; five companies survived Charles Nash, Hudson, Packard, Studebaker, and Willy-Overland. The number of U.S. Automakers dropped drastically from 108 in 1923 to 44 by 1927. The big three were Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler. big Automakers lowered their prices on their cars to stay in business. In 1930, it was recorded that sales in the car industry had dropped 2 million from 5 million, just in the previous year. The depression affected the countries entire economy. The big three got a bigger share of the market from the fall of the independent automobile companies. Their share increased from 75 to 90, over the time period since the 1920s. Due to the plant closings, jobless workers, and low production the United Automobile Workers (UAW) Union was founded in Detroit, in 1935. The depression led many workers to strike and believe unionization was the only way to protect themselves from corruption of the companies. In 1935, congress passed the National labor Relations Act (NLRA), which outlawed the heavy-handed measures the companies had been using to break up unions. General Motors spent close to one million from 1934 up to 1936, the reason was for guards to patrol its plants. On May 26th, 1937, UAW leader attempted to hand out flyers at the main gate. They were stopped and trapped, who were beaten along with women, reporters, and photographers. The event became known as “Battle of the overpass.” To close down many plants, the UAW used the sit-down strike. This in effect did cease labor. By 1937, the UAW succeeded against GM and Chrysler. Ford continued to cease unionization. Ford Workers walked out on April 1st of 1941 causing the River Rouge Plant to close. In 1936, strikes by workers led to improved working conditions and wages.
Resolved Question: Why are the oil companies threatening to raise prices of gas if oil is "imported"? Are they too cheap to pay?
September 8, 2006 at 6:11 pm ~
I'm talking about prop.87 which is supposed to allow for alternative energy sources such as wind and solar power. Those opposed to the bill are mostly oil companies which would be required to pay a tax on the oil produced in California. { I don't know if this type of legislation is gift elsewhere} But why would we have to import oil in the first place. The same thing was done in Texas and Alaska and no oil was imported from outside sources. Is this just a big scare by the oil companies to keep people from voting for this proposition simply because it would hurt there pockets? I think that the oil companies have a duty to help cease air polution. And if it takes a bill such as proposition 87 to bring this about, then I think the oil companies can certainly afford it without passing the cost down to the consumer........
Resolved Question: Is Homemade Energy by Bill Ford a scam?
September 20, 2009 at 10:08 am ~
I received in my SPAM folder, some email about how to reduce electricity by using natural power. My husband is very intelligent and I am sure he could make something like solar or wind power using the guides...I just want to know, DOES IT WORK or is it a $50 SCAM for the book....Thanks fellow consumers looking to keep money in this god awful horrible economy!!! Here is the actual website to check out: http://www.homemadeenergy.org/
Resolved Question: Global warming believers, are you agreeing to major tax hikes on behalf of the environment?
February 12, 2010 at 11:18 am ~
You every do realize it takes between twenty and thirty years to build a nuclear power plant. Wind and solar energy don't arrive close to the electric output of a coal flame plant. Most coal flame companies are already planning nuclear plants because of the cost of coal. There is already an incentive to switch over to other power sources like nuclear, it's cheaper. Do you not think it is a little extreme to put a tax on carbon which will just be passed off to the consumer. If the consumer is the only one affected then how is that an incentive for anything to change. We every have to have electricity and gas, we can't just boycott them.
Resolved Question: why dont we use electric cars?
May 17, 2007 at 12:43 am ~
There are allot of options about what type of alternative fuel there is to use. Some of the alternative fuel options that we have are is just using electricity for powering are cars, there are allot of good things that it can do for us out side of help with the fuel crises. Other good things that can arrive with using electricity to power stuff is that it isn’t very difficult to arrive across, we can use wind, water, the sun and even flame to receive it, we can even manually produce it. Outside of that is that it would be cheaper for the consumers if we use electric cars, and the prices wouldn’t go up because we would never run out of it. If people bought or made wind powered generators then that would reduce the cost of it some, and if you hooked a generator up to a bicycle then you can exercise while saving money, that would be a good time to say “its pays to exercise.” Also you wouldn’t have to worry about speeding tickets because they don’t go very quick, but that's a problem that some would argue against. I am writing an essay for English and I need for some people to make arguments against it……also is the first part of this in MLA format?
Resolved Question: can you do this for me i do not get it?
April 28, 2009 at 12:40 pm ~
1. Ancient seedless plants compacted and eventually turned into the ____ we use today. (1 point) coal oil minerals rubber 2. Of the following, which is NOT a characteristic of plants? (1 point) have cell walls have roots range in height live only on land 3. Nonvascular plants include ____. (1 point) ferns and horsetails horsetails and mosses liverworts and ferns mosses and liverworts 4. ____ is a chemical compound that forms tangled fibers in the cell walls of plants. (1 point) Stomata Cambium Cellulose Cuticle 5. Of the following, which is NOT an example of a seed plant? (1 point) peanuts peat moss oranges wheat 6. The most common type of plants on Earth is ____. (1 point) angiosperms gymnosperms nonvascular plants seedless vascular plants 7. The major function of leaves is to ____. (1 point) make food store food transport absorb nutrients 8. Decaying matter found in soil is called ____. (1 point) humus nitrogen abiotic photosynthesis 9. Which of the following eats consumers? (1 point) carnivore herbivore bacteria fungi 10. Which is a more complete model of feeding relationships? (1 point) protein building food map food web food chain 11. Which is a single individual from a population? (1 point) organism ecosystem community niche 12. Drought, fewer plants, and fewer nesting sites are examples of ____ factors. (1 point) biotic abiotic limiting carrying 13. Which of the following would help conserve natural resources? (1 point) using solar panels recycling plastic bottles ridding the environment of harmful pollutants every of the over 14. Of the following, which is a nonrenewable natural resource? (1 point) phosphorus wood cotton water 15. Arrow C in Figure 19-1 is best described as ____. (1 point) solar radiation carbon dioxide in the atmosphere heat trapped close Earth's surface chlorofluorocarbons 16. Figure 19-1 represents the ____. (1 point) photovoltaic cell greenhouse effect use of hydroelectric power use of nuclear energy 17. Most air pollution results from ____. (1 point) the burning of fossil fuels nuclear energy use volcanic eruptions the evaporation of chemicals such as paints and dry-cleaning fluid 18. An advantage of nuclear energy is that ____. (1 point) uranium is a nonrenewable resource it does not contribute to air pollution it makes use of the wind it makes use of hot water from geysers 19. Explain how groundwater can become polluted. (3 points) 20. Why is conservation important today? (3 points) 21. You notice green scum floating on the surface of a pond. How can you tell whether these organisms are plants? (3 points)
Resolved Question: Editing my essay grade 10 english help pleassse =(?
July 12, 2009 at 3:21 pm ~
I know this essay is a mess im hoping someone can mabe edit it for me and give me some advice or help changing it. It would mean alot i need to receive a good grade for summer school and i am really trying thanks. Since 1962 Wal-Mart has given us great products for our money, yet people still bash them for reasons I don’t even know. I have gathered some information from a few online sources such as Wikipedia, and Wal-Mart watch to show that Wal-Mart does a lot of productive things for society as well. What isn’t often said is how much Wal-Mart has contributed to our society by offering low prices on a wide array of goods, and easy access to those goods, to consumers. If Wal-Mart were not offering superior value would you store there? No! It’s no secret that Wal-Mart prides itself in being a store that gives back to the community. Given the current economy, how have we stepped up our efforts to help? Wal-Mart does things such as give money and donations to local charities, food banks, like how they give food donations to Neighbor to Neighbor food banks every month hear in Hamilton, or how about how they gave $5000 check to a local charities to help lift awareness of homelessness. Wal-Mart has taken a step towards being an eco friendly business. It sure is useful to slow down the world and the amount of waste we create. Wal-Mart encourages purchase of their new reusable bags which in itself gets rid of a massive amount of plastic in our landfills. Some Wal-Mart is even powered by wind turbine, and eco friendly roofs. every these little changes have a great affect on our environment. What do people say about Wal-Mart? The town destroying, junk purveying, labor abusing, sweatshop supporting. Job killing, soul numbing, seizure-inducing, wish curdling, retailer in the known universe. (Just ask around) Basically when you ask someone what they think about Wal-Mart as a business you receive a negative response, I don’t believe Wal-Mart is as bad as we make them out to be. I think we tend to give Wal-Mart a difficult time for the same reasons we give anything successful a difficult time. It’s our need for something to talk about. Our need for drama, and there is no easier target then a big corporation, because we every know there will be mistakes in them. Wal-Mart has a lot negatives, but we know in everything in this world has something negative about it. We need to look at the other side and look how much Wal-Mart actually does for us.
Resolved Question: PLEASE HELP SCIENCE 10 POINTS fro best answer?
June 7, 2010 at 9:18 am ~
29. _____ is the waste that is created in the process of making products. (1 point) pre-consumer waste post-consumer waste e-waste rucksack 30. Compost is a wealthy soil amendment of organic matter that is made from decomposed plant parts collected from kitchen or yard waste. (1 point) True untrue 31. It is estimated that there are thousands of satellites, pieces of old booster rockets, nuts and bolts, and a long list of scrap material left in orbit over the Earth. (1 point) True untrue 32. The Department of Transportation (DOT) is in charge of every forms of transport systems and vehicles. (1 point) True untrue 33. Modern thermal power plants generate power basically the same way that old steam engines do. (1 point) True untrue 34. The great Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) began oil transport in 1977 and has maintained the highest flow rates since it began. (1 point) True untrue 35. every of the following power plants are considered thermal power plants because they heat the steam that works the generators, except (1 point) nuclear power plants coal burning power plants fossil fuel power plants hydroelectric power plants 36. Most crude oil is delivered from terminals to refineries by: (1 point) tanker jets cargo trains underground pipelines off shore drills 37. "Green Power” clean energy production refers to every of the following new power sources except for : (1 point) wind generators geothermal energy solar energy panels nuclear fusion 38. every of the following are important integrated pest management (IPM) strategies, except: (1 point) using good bugs to kill bad bugs trimming off infested plant branches never sterilizing tools using chemicals only when necessary 39. every of the following statements are true, except: (1 point) The US is largest producer of corn in the world. Corn is the main cattle and production animal feed in the US. Almost every of the corn grown in the US is exported. Corn alcohol is distilled to make the cleaner fuel called ethanol. 40. every of the following statements are true, except: (1 point) Tractors allowed farmers to be more productive and changed human lifestyles. The US is considered a major agricultural nation. Agriculture in the US has to follow the strict environmental laws of the US Farm Bill. There are currently no inspection services for food grown in the US. 41. __________________ maintains balance in an ecosystem. (1 point) Sustainable land use Genetic engineering Deforestation Combustion 42. _____________ is a technology which bypasses every natural barriers that prevent different organisms from breeding. The technology removes DNA material from one organism and plants it in a different organism s DNA. (1 point) Biodiversity Genetic engineering Bioremediation Hemodialysis 43. _____________ is a fuel source made from the byproducts of the agricultural industry such as leftover straw from fields of grain, vines from pumpkin farms, or wood chips from lumber processing. (1 point) Fertilizer Nuclear energy Biomass fuels Bio-plastic
Resolved Question: Pleasee help with Environmental Science work! thank you! p.s if ur not gonna help don't say anything at all!?
May 26, 2009 at 7:23 am ~
11. This agency is in charge of finding reliable energy sources. The amount of energy fuels coming from foreign oil, coal, and other fossil fuels is required to be reduced over the next ten years. Replacement fuels and technologies are part of their research and development division. They are currently looking into renewable and environmentally compatible wind power, solar energy, and biomass energy sources. (1 point) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The Department of Transportation (DOT) The Department of Energy (DOE) 12. The slash and burn system of deforestation reduces the number of oxygen producing trees and puts more carbon in the air. (1 point) True untrue 13. Illegal hunting and fishing practices are still occurring globally. (1 point) True untrue 14. Some needy countries sell off their natural resources or accept toxic waste from other countries in order to improve their economy. (1 point) True untrue 15. Countries sign laws and treaties to protect different species. There is enough funding to supply the enforcement needed. (1 point) True untrue 16. Countries which use the most natural resources have always been willing to participate in global communications to resolve many environmental problems. (1 point) True untrue 17. The first Earth Day took place on April 22, 1970. At the time, it was the best attended protest of its nice. (1 point) True untrue 18. The Environmental Defense Fund, The Friends of the Earth, and The Natural Defense Council, are every divisions of The Environmental Protection Agency. (1 point) True untrue 19. After the first Earth Day, two more environmental groups were established; Greenpeace in 1970 and the Sierra Club in 1971. These two groups went on to be the most popular and outspoken of the environmental awareness groups. (1 point) True untrue 20. The Environmental Protection Agency is in charge of every of the following except: (1 point) 1970 The Clean Air Act (CAA) Required the reduction of pollutants being released into the air. 1972 The Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) - Regulated dumping of hazardous contaminants into water ways, lakes and oceans. 1971 The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act - which provided monitoring, management and protection for the animals. 1973 Endangered Species Act (ESA) Established protection regulations for species that are headed for extinction. 21. The EPA is also in charge overseeing every of the following environmental acts except: (1 point) 1977 The Clean Water Act (CWA) Established clean drinking water standards, and enforced regulations on factory discharge water. 1980 The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) This Act listed the hazardous substances that could cause danger to the environment and enforced cleanup of sites contaminated by those substances. 1990 The Pollution Prevention Act Established a national goal of eliminating pollution and finding ways to reduce toxins, recycle resources, and increase public awareness of every EPA issues. 1970 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was established to be in charge of highway design, construction, and maintenance, as well as automotive safety. 22. every the plumbing fixtures and toilets should be low flow, which reduces the amount of water needed while still maintaining the pressure. (1 point) True untrue 23. American consumers have the lowest amount of waste per person in the world. (1 point) True untrue 24. Some examples of biodegradable materials are diapers made of cellulose and plastic bags made from cornstarch. (1 point) True untrue 25. One of the least difficult wastes to deal with is nuclear waste. (1 point) True False
Resolved Question: Is there an easy way out of the “OIL” mess we've gotten ourselves into?
November 8, 2007 at 2:20 pm ~
Is there an easy way out of the “OIL” mess we've gotten ourselves into? Oil is nearly $100 a barrel. Gas may soon reach $4 a gallon. And Americans are being bitten in almost every way imaginable by this insidious oil hydra. Two billion people in China and India are now eager consumers. They want the cars, gadgets, and lifestyle that Westerners have claimed as a birthright for a half-century. Their growing energy appetites mean that the international petroleum market may remain tight, even if Americans — who use almost twice as much oil per day as China and India put together — clip back on imported energy. The Middle East is raking in billions each week. At best, our so-called friends in cash-laden Saudi Arabia subsidize fundamentalist mosques and hate-filled madrassas worldwide. At worst, our enemies in petrol-wealthy Iran are after the bomb, send weapons into Iraq to kill Americans and fund Hezbollah jihadists. War in Iraq, rumors of fighting in the close-future in Iran and tension on the West Bank only panic markets lift oil prices and further enrich our grinning enemies. The nearly half-trillion dollars we will soon pay for imported oil does a lot more than prop up Russia's Vladimir Putin, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The petrodollar drain also contributes to our trade deficits, falling dollar and a general demoralization of the American people. Our oil habit not only makes us dependent on some creepy suppliers, but we look like fools as we work nonstop to hand over our earnings to those who are wealthy by an accident of sitting atop oil someone else found and developed. There is talk in this country of a gradual transition to alternative fuels, solar power, wind machines, plug-in electric cars, and nuclear power. Supposedly Americans will soon be less dependent on imported oil — while helping to slow global warming — as we are weaned off our fossil-fuel addiction. But let's talk about the gift: If oil continues to climb, ultimately, it will change our very way of life. difficult-pressed families will shell out thousands more a year in direct transportation and heating and cooling costs, and more still as consumer prices inflate. It may have always been unwise for commuters to buy big SUVs and V8 super cab trucks. Now, though, we may reach the point where these pricey huge vehicles will sputter to a halt. Indebted Americans will still shell out monthly payments to pay off their parked dinosaurs, only to steer them for emergency or ceremonial occasions. Also expect rising popular anger at an asleep-at-the-wheel government that for the last 20 years should have been doing a lot more to mandate conservation, subsidize alternate fuels, encourage nuclear power and open up oil fields offshore and in Alaska. Instead, doctrinaire free-market purists and radical environmentalists, hand in glove, for years have thwarted both conservation and exploration. True, in a perfect world, the market would tutor Detroit not to build gas-hungry big cars. Yet in the here and now, we are needlessly burning scarce fuel as too many 7,000-pound mammoths deliver single 180-pound drivers to work — while the car industry continues on its path to irrelevance. Meanwhile, green politicians may not want messy oilrigs off their coasts, or tankers up north among the ice and polar bears. But so far very few of them have sworn off jet travel, nice cars or ample homes. Oil companies claim that they are only passing along escalating costs from overseas suppliers over which they have no control. But around a third of our oil is pumped here at home. Think about it: The cost to extract oil from existing older wells is relatively fixed. For much of the 1990s and early 2000s, oil prices had been steady at between $20 and $30 a barrel (when adjusted for inflation) — and domestic oil companies did quite well. So now at close $100 a barrel, these corporations are raking additional profits of over $60 a barrel — potentially a domestic windfall of hundreds of billions of dollars each year. Is there an easy way out of the mess we've gotten ourselves into? Maybe a Silicon Valley genius inventor or entrepreneur will step forward with a breakthrough new energy source. Maybe our government will start a accident project on the scale of the Manhattan Project to conserve and produce more fuels. Maybe China and India will consider radical conservation measures. Maybe countries like Iraq, Libya, and Russia will start reinvesting in their oil infrastructures and double production. Maybe the Middle East will finally settle down and soothe jittery oil speculators. Those are too many maybes to wait for while our way of life hangs in the balance. It is past time to demand from our presidential candidates, as well as the current government, exactly when and how they plan to slay this many-headed oil monster.
Resolved Question: Wind Power, My House, My Batteries, My Life?
February 4, 2010 at 12:04 pm ~
My wife and I have been working on our dream home for over a year now, we've built it in a fairly remote location, and have dreamed of being off grid. The shear size of our home requires we use some extremely smart methods of energy conservation as our heat is produced from in floor electric heaters and controlled on a room by room thermostat. We also have plans to install a 15KW wind turbine as the wind in the area is extremely good for this. on average during the winter our home will consumer aproximately 3100 Kwh of electricity. what we are worried about is battery storage, amp hours, etc. as we are in europe our plugs are every 3 phase 220v 50amps... I don't know how many batteries will power our home and for how long??? how do I figure this out??? how can we store enough electricity for our home to run in the winter if the wind stops.??? anyone who can offer advice would be appreciated. Well i would like to add, we do draw from the grid, each floor heater uses only 700 watts per 10 cubic meters or 900 cubic feet when it is running, however we have 600 square meters to heat, 3 meter ceilings and 2 floors with alot of open space... lets just pretent we wanted to make sure we didn't have to tug the extra 800 Kwh of power per month due to battery failure, we already have 52 200 Ah 12v batteries running to 2 AIMS Pure SINE 3 phase inverters... we can teechnically power the home for about 2 days with heat... we probably need 4 how can we do this??? will the tirbine charge more batteries? would I need another inverter? I'm lost. and i don't talk romanian every too well... so its very dificult to ask your suggestions are excellent so far
Resolved Question: Should we thank Reid for trying to ram through Obama's finance reform and uniting the GOP against the bill?
April 23, 2010 at 11:46 pm ~
Hehe. Reid is such a baffoon. By trying to ram through Obama's finance reform w/o compromise he has just alienated even Susan Collins from supporting the bill. Classic Demotards in action :D Democrats will need support from at least one Republican to reach the 60 votes required to overcome a filibuster and proceed with formal debate on the bill put forth by Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.). It would create an agency to protect consumers against abuses in mortgages and other loans, set up a council of regulators to monitor for risks to the financial system and give the government power to wind down big, troubled financial firms. Senate Republicans continued to oppose the pending test vote, known as cloture. They used the threat of a filibuster as a bargaining chip, saying Dodd's bill contains flaws that could hurt the economy. "I wish that Senator Reid abandons his plan to force a premature cloture vote on Monday," said Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), whom Democrats have been courting in recent days. "A divisive vote on cloture at this point would be unfortunate. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/22/AR2010042203650.html?hpid=topnews
Resolved Question: What you’ll get from a President Giuliani.?
June 13, 2007 at 6:45 pm ~
Presidential Commitments What you’ll receive from a President Giuliani. By Rudy Giuliani I am making 12 Commitments to the American People. They are intended to lift our vision from the rearview mirror to the road ahead. If I am elected president, I want to be held accountable for the progress we make as a nation. 1) I will keep America on offense in the Terrorists’ War on Us. Winning the terrorists’ war on us is the greatest responsibility of the 9/11 Generation. We need to continue taking the battle to the Islamic fundamentalist terrorists by increasing the size, strength, and support of our military — beginning with ten new Army combat brigades. 2) I will end illegal immigration, secure our borders and identify every non-citizen in our nation. We can end illegal immigration with tough but realistic laws that put security first. We need to secure the border with a physical fence and a technological fence. We need to require a tamper-proof I.D. card for every non-citizens coming into the United States and tracking their entry and leave. And we need to encourage Americanization by requiring new citizens to read, write, and talk English. 3) I will restore fiscal discipline and clip wasteful Washington spending. Over the next two presidential terms, 42 percent of the federal civilian workforce is due to retire. We should only hire back half, replacing non-essential workers with technology. I’ll ask agency heads to identify annual budget cuts of 5 to 20 percent. With entitlement costs scheduled to explode, we need fiscal discipline to avoid passing an unsupportable burden on to the next generation. 4) I will clip taxes and reform the tax code. Pro-growth policies guide to broader prosperity. The next president needs to simplify the tax code and keep taxes low — including the personal income tax, the capital-gains tax and the corporate tax. And we can eliminate double taxation and protect family businesses by giving the Death Tax the death penalty. 5) I will impose accountability on Washington. We need to restore Americans’ faith that government can work again. That’s why we’ll implement the first constant measurement of government effectiveness, known as “FedStat,” and put the results online so the public can hold agencies accountable. 6) I will guide America towards energy independence. We must decrease America’s dangerous dependence on foreign oil. We can meet this challenge through diversification of our energy portfolio, innovation, and conservation. We must increase public and private investment in nuclear power, clean coal, and alternative-energy sources across the board. America must guide the world in energy-efficient, environmentally responsible, commercially viable innovation, including wind, solar, geo-thermal, ethanol, and biofuel technologies. 7) I will give Americans more control over their health care with affordable and portable free-market solutions. We can improve the quality of health care while decreasing costs through increased competition. Solutions can include reforming the tax treatment of health care, expanding portable health-savings accounts, encouraging state-by-state innovations, and reforming the legal system. 8) I will increase adoptions, decrease abortions, and protect the quality of life for our kids. We need to take advantage of the common ground in America to reduce abortions by increasing adoptions and assuring that individual choice is well informed. We need to measure our progress toward these goals. We need to reduce the high costs of adoption. And we need to protect our kids against sexual predators and online pornography. 9) I will reform the legal system and appoint strict constructionist judges. America must reform its legal system. We need to eliminate nuisance lawsuits through “loser-pays” provisions. Tort reform can help us reduce costs passed on to the consumer, such as higher insurance premiums. Activist judges threaten to expand the power of the courts beyond the bounds established by the Constitution; we must reassert the proper balance. 10) I will ensure that every community in America is prepared for terrorist attacks and natural disasters. Homeland security and national security are now inseparable. We need to ensure that local first responders are trained to meet natural disasters as well as terrorist attacks. We must improve information-sharing between local, state, and federal authorities. And we need to repair vulnerable infrastructure to minimize the impact of terrorist attacks and natural disasters. 11) I will provide access to a quality education to every child in America by giving real school choice to parents. Education reform is a civil-rights struggle and the key to improving America’s competitiveness in the global economy. We need to empower parents and kids by expanding school choice. We need to promote math and science, while ending the digital divide. 12) I will expand America's involvement in the global economy and strengthen our reputation around the world. We need to strengthen our country by engaging aggressively the global economy. The mission of the State Department needs to be focused on acting first and foremost as an advocate for America. Fostering trade and educational and cultural exchange will promote the expansion of freedom. These 12 Commitments offer an action plan to focus America on the future. Over the course of this campaign, I’m going to gift each policy in greater detail. And when we receive to Washington, we’re going to put these ideas into action. Guided by these 12 Commitments, we will hand our nation over to the next generation far better than it was handed to us.
Resolved Question: Electrical distribution / Power systems questions!?
October 6, 2009 at 7:05 pm ~
Hello everyone, I'm studying electricity in school, but I still don't have a firm grasp on electrical power systems and was hoping for some help. I have four main questions. Anyone working in power systems, please share your knowledge! 1. How do each of the various generation schemes (coal / steam turbine, wind farm, nuclear plants, etc) output power at exactly 60Hz? I understand the basics of how a electrical generator works, but I don't understand how they stabilized the output frequency to exactly 60Hz. 2. How do multiple generation points in the system synchronize their outputs to each other? How do every the different power plants and such dump power onto the grid together at the same phase? 3. I guess I don't understand the grid itself overly well. Could anyone explain the concept of the power grid? (for example, is it like multiple net contributors of power (power plants, etc) each acting similiar to batteries in parallel? 4. What happens to excess (unused) power? If a particular system has three 250MW power plants, but the neighborhoods they power only use up 600MW, what happens to the extra unused 150MW? I've heard that people monitor the power input/output and "adjust" the power output from the plants to match the consumers' usage. Is this true, and if so, how is this done? (shutting off generators, running them more slowly, etc). Also, if this is the case, what is done for power generation sources that cannot be human controlled (say, a wind farm; when the wind blows, it turns)? Thanks in advance.
Resolved Question: Do you really understand Obama and Coal?
November 3, 2008 at 5:08 pm ~
****Obama's stance on coal power will NOT put coal workers out of work, at least not during his term.**** The first thing you should understand is what is being taxed, and where the revenues will go. What's being taxed are the pollutants being emitted by the coal power plant, and the revenues go towards developing clean energy. This can be looked at as the plant buying the right to pollute, and it accomplishes two things: 1) The plant will be VERY encouraged to be as "clean" as possible. In a capitalist society, the way to motivate someone to take action is by making inaction unbearably expensive 2) The funding for development of clean, alternative energy will be coming from those developing cheap, dirty energy (coal)! The USA gets the vast majority of its electrical energy from coal power. This is *THE* dirtiest available energy source today. "Clean coal" is still much much much dirtier than any other alternatives (oil power, natural gas, renewable energy, wind, nuclear power, geothermal, hydroelectric, etc....). Our country is so dependent on coal, that even forcing plants to directly feel the repercussions of their impact on the environment will keep the blue collar workers in their jobs. The cost will be passed onto consumers, who will, in essence be paying extra to develop clean power (this is NECESSARY).
Resolved Question: can someone summarize this arcticle?
September 26, 2008 at 12:01 pm ~
K i am not trying to give an excuse but my dad just pasted away from pacriatic cancer and my teacher wants this summary in so if someone can summarize this article to the best of there abiiltiesi really appreciate it Long known for its coal-burning power plants and oil refineries, New Jersey is about to take a major step toward clean energy with offshore wind turbines that would generate enough electricity to power half of the houses in North Jersey. A pilot project to install dozens of turbines off the coast is scheduled to be approved next week and will act as a cornerstone in Governor Corzine’s push for renewable energy. Five companies have submitted proposals for a $19 million Board of Public Utilities grant that state officials say will boost the project. Plans range from 74 towering wind turbines a few miles off the coast of Atlantic City to 225 smaller ones off Seaside Park. The 350 megawatts generated in this first wave will not make a huge dent in the amount of coal, natural gas or nuclear energy used to generate the almost 20,000 megawatts needed in New Jersey. But advocates wish this wind farm will guide to more. “We need a new way to generate power, and offshore wind is essential to our future energy demands,” said Jeanne Fox, the BPU president. The decision, expected on Oct. 3, could make New Jersey the first state to have an offshore wind farm, although Delaware officials approved a plan this summer. Land-based wind turbines have been providing electricity everywhere from Atlantic City to West Texas in recent years. But even though the wind is strongest at sea, offshore wind farms have never been built in the U.S., largely because of the enormous construction costs, environmental concerns, and community objections that a 250-foot turbine would mar picturesque seaside views. That is changing after the success of offshore wind farms in Europe that have shown minimal environmental impact. Some are built far enough off the coast that they are barely seen. 1,000 megawatts Corzine wants more than just a pilot program. The proposed state Energy Master Plan calls for 1,000 megawatts to be generated by offshore wind. That may be increased to 3,000 when the plan is adopted this fall. Environmentalists have long supported wind power, but they do have concerns. Some believe the construction will disrupt life on the ocean floor. There is fear that the 100- to 150-foot blades will chop up birds. Another concern is how much this will eventually affect a consumer’s electric bill. Constructing offshore turbines is expensive. One applicant, Garden State Offshore Energy, said it would cost about $1.1 billion to build its planned 96 turbines 16 to 21 miles off the coast of Atlantic City. In the long run, however, it may be less expensive than fossil fuels since wind is free and there is no need for expensive air filtering equipment like those required at coal plants. “Whether wind will be more costly than other forms, we don’t know,” said Stefanie Brand, director of the state Division of Rate Counsel, which advocates on behalf of consumers. “Constructing a new generation of power sources is expensive. We want them to be as economical as they can be.” Electricity from the turbines will flow from underwater cables to power stations onshore, where it will enter the power grid. If the turbines are built off Atlantic City, much of the power generated will be drawn into South Jersey. But more turbines would mean wind energy would eventually make it to North Jersey. Onshore wind farms located in sparsely populated areas in the U.S. have had trouble getting their power into the grid; that is not a problem in densely populated New Jersey. Regulators and the applicants believe the BPU’s $19 million grant will quick track the project with permits needed from the state Department of Environmental Protection and the federal Minerals Management Service, which would lease portions of the ocean floor to builders. “It’s very much a head start,” Fox said. “The permitting agencies should be more sensitive about moving this forward.” Several plans are similar, but each applicant says they are the best for different reasons. * Garden State Offshore Energy, a partnership of PSEG and Winergy Power LLC, said their technology allows them to build wind turbines farther offshore than their competitors. They also tout a plan to use wind turbines to store compressed air in tanks that could be used to generate electricity when there is no wind. * Bluewater Wind, a Hoboken company, said its selection this summer to build Delaware’s first wind farm would allow it to develop in New Jersey at a lower cost. * Fishermen’s Energy of New Jersey, a consortium of fishing companies in Cape May, said it would be the best steward of the oceans since its members know the Jersey coast better than anyone. * Environmental Technologies of New York said its smaller vertical axis turbines will
Resolved Question: I need help i have been looking up these answers and cant find them. I have been look for one whole week.?
May 27, 2010 at 1:04 am ~
26. It is estimated that over 80% of every products are thrown away after six weeks of use. (1 point) True untrue 27. The waste material that comes from discarded computer technology items, peripherals, and electronic information devices, such as computers, printers, software devices, and monitors is known as: (1 point) pre-consumer waste post-consumer waste E-waste rucksack 28. ______ is waste that is left after the consumer buys the product. It is usually the packaging the product came in, a byproduct of the original product, or the product itself. (1 point) Pre-consumer waste Post-consumer waste E-waste Rucksack 29. _____ is the waste that is created in the process of making products. (1 point) pre-consumer waste post-consumer waste e-waste rucksack 30. Compost is a wealthy soil amendment of organic matter that is made from decomposed plant parts collected from kitchen or yard waste. (1 point) True untrue 31. It is estimated that there are thousands of satellites, pieces of old booster rockets, nuts and bolts, and a long list of scrap material left in orbit over the Earth. (1 point) True untrue 32. The Department of Transportation (DOT) is in charge of every forms of transport systems and vehicles. (1 point) True untrue 33. Modern thermal power plants generate power basically the same way that old steam engines do. (1 point) True untrue 34. The great Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) began oil transport in 1977 and has maintained the highest flow rates since it began. (1 point) True untrue 35. every of the following power plants are considered thermal power plants because they heat the steam that works the generators, except (1 point) nuclear power plants coal burning power plants fossil fuel power plants hydroelectric power plants 36. Most crude oil is delivered from terminals to refineries by: (1 point) tanker jets cargo trains underground pipelines off shore drills 37. "Green Power” clean energy production refers to every of the following new power sources except for : (1 point) wind generators geothermal energy solar energy panels nuclear fusion 38. every of the following are important integrated pest management (IPM) strategies, except: (1 point) using good bugs to kill bad bugs trimming off infested plant branches never sterilizing tools using chemicals only when necessary 39. every of the following statements are true, except: (1 point) The US is largest producer of corn in the world. Corn is the main cattle and production animal feed in the US. Almost every of the corn grown in the US is exported. Corn alcohol is distilled to make the cleaner fuel called ethanol. 40. every of the following statements are true, except: (1 point) Tractors allowed farmers to be more productive and changed human lifestyles. The US is considered a major agricultural nation. Agriculture in the US has to follow the strict environmental laws of the US Farm Bill. There are currently no inspection services for food grown in the US. 41. __________________ maintains balance in an ecosystem. (1 point) Sustainable land use Genetic engineering Deforestation Combustion 42. _____________ is a technology which bypasses every natural barriers that prevent different organisms from breeding. The technology removes DNA material from one organism and plants it in a different organism s DNA. (1 point) Biodiversity Genetic engineering Bioremediation Hemodialysis 43. _____________ is a fuel source made from the byproducts of the agricultural industry such as leftover straw from fields of grain, vines from pumpkin farms, or wood chips from lumber processing. (1 point) Fertilizer Nuclear energy Biomass fuels Bio-plastic
Voting Question: Is creativity needed more than ever in the world today? SAT help please?
December 7, 2009 at 11:26 pm ~
I need one more example. Here are my first two for my practice SAT essay. These are just ROUGHS but please do correct if you look any mistakes. 1. Creativity is needed to spur economic growth. Creativity comes hand in hand with innovation and gives rise to new inventions or technological advances. With this, jobs are created in order to produce new products for the consumer to buy - whose spending then stimulates the economy. Today there are high unemployment rates in many countries - the US, for example, has an unemployment rate of 10%. Ultimately, with creativity and innovation we can stifle unemployment rates and aid in mitigating the effects of the financial crisis we are in today. 2. Creativity is also needed to devise new ways to generate "green" electricity. Our methods of generating electricity need to be improved upon to achieve maximum energy output while causing the least damage and hurt to the environment. Society is gradually becoming less dependent on fossil-fuels and moving towards clean, safe ways to generate electricity ranging from solar, wind, and hydroelectric power. For example, many people are installing solar panels onto their roofs which harness free energy from the sun and causes no hurt to the environment. ...
Voting Question: Please check my science?
January 28, 2010 at 5:06 pm ~
1. The increase in use of electricity and oil as well as the expectation that dependency on foreign oil will _________over the next ten years has guide to the restructuring of current energy policies. (1 point) double triple decrease stay the same 2. Which of the following sources is not currently used to produce electricity for us in our homes? (1 point) coal oil nuclear lunar 3. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 allowed for more nuclear power plants to be developed throughout the nation. (1 point) True untrue 4. Many communities are allowing homes to install wind generators and solar energy panel systems. (1 point) True untrue 5. Because of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the addition of more electrical transmission lines were discouraged throughout the nation. (1 point) True untrue 6. Why do fuel prices increase? (1 point) Fuel companies want to make more money. Increased cost of transportation Decreased supply of fossil fuels Increased supply of fossil fuels 7. How can consumers use less fossil fuels? (1 point) steer more often Increase electricity use Carpool to work Buy bigger, heavier automobiles 8. What type of fuel makes up biodiesel? (1 point) Gasoline Vegetable Oil Coal Diesel 9. How does Supply and Demand work? (1 point) As supply increases, demand increases As demand decreases, supply decreases As supply decreases, demand increases Supply and demand are equal always 10. every of the following are incentives for individuals to start using more efficient fuels EXCEPT: (1 point) Tax credits up to $4000 Use of High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes Free gasoline for hybrid cars Energy savings for using solar panels to heat water for the home A D A A B C C C C A
Resolved Question: I just want to check my answers... if you could help?
March 24, 2010 at 12:48 am ~
45.Ocean floor subducts below continents because A. the ocean floor is made of felsic materials and is heavier than continental material B. the ocean floor is made of mafic material and is therefore more dense than continental material C. the ocean floor has a lower density and therefore sinks more easily D. the weight of the continents is so great tha they push the ocean floor material downward 46.Consider a swamp along the calm backwaters of a river flowing through a flat landscape. Given the nature of this environment; which of the following sediments would be least likely to be deposited there? A. gravel B. sand C. silt D. clay 47.Karst topography is formed primarily by A. carbonic acid solution B. mass wasting process C. oxidation and hydrolysis D. exfoliation and hydration 48.A mT airmass is likely to be _______ than a cT air mass because the mT airmass ______. A. wetter; is warmer than the cT airmass B. drier; forms below the equatorial low C. drier; is a icy air mass D. wetter; forms over the ocean 49.When a icy front approaches, air pressure will initially _____ due to the displacement and uplift of ______ air. A. decrease; warm B. increase; warm C. decrease; icy D. increase; icy 50.As the discharge of a stream increases, which of the following also happens? A. Stream channels narrow, become shallower, and lose velocity. B. The rate of flow decreases. C. Channel width increases but channel depth decreases. D. Width, depth, and velocity every increase. 51.Bears eat both plants and animals; therefore they are A. herbivores B. carnivores C. omnivores D. specialists 52.If you were driving down the highway and saw mountians composed of layered strata, you could be confident that you were looking at A. a shield volcano B. extrusive igneous rock C. batholiths or laccoliths D. sedimentary rocks 53. On the Earth between 30º and 60º north latitude, winds flow from the _______ as they flow out of the _______ pressure zone toward the ________ pressure zone A. west-southwest; subtropical high; subpolar low B. west-southwest; sub polar low; subtropical high C. northeast; subtropical high; subpolar low D. northeast; subpolar low; subtropical high 54.In order to control flooding, levees are frequently constructed along the banks of rivers to confine flow to the channel. Given this, what happens to the flow velocity and erosive power of the stream during a flood, before the water overflows the levee? (Consider the equation Q=wdv when answering this question.) A. Velocity increases because the width does not increase, and the erosive power increases. B. Velocity increases because depth does not increase, and the erosive power increases. C. Velocity decreases because the depth of the channel is significantly greater, and the erosive power increases. D. Velocity decreases because the width of the channel is significantly less and the erosive power decreases. 55.What era of the geologic time scale are we currently in? A. Quaternary B. Cenozoic C. Triassic D. Holocene 56.The reflective quality of a surface is known as its: A. Albedo B. Conduction C. Absorption D. Scattering 57.Consider a food chain in which a grasshopper east grass, the grasshopper is eaten by a frog, and the frog is eaten by a snake. Given these relationships, which of the following is not correctly matched? A. grass -- autotroph B. grasshopper -- herbivore C. snake -- primary consumer D. frog -- secondary consumer 58.If the earth did not experience endogenic processes, the landscape would A. be rugged and of great relief as a result of uplift in the absence of weathering conditions B. consist of high mountains and hills with smooth, gentle slopes C. be of very low relief as a result of weathering and erosion in the absence of uplift D. covered with thick glaciers 59.The construction of a dam across a river is likely to cause ______ upstream of the dam, and _______ downstream. A. erosion; aggradation B. erosion; erosion C. aggradation; erosion D. aggradation; aggradation
Resolved Question: Is San Francisco the epicenter of stupidity, as far as political ideas are concerned?
October 26, 2008 at 10:35 pm ~
On November 4, in addition to voting for the president and other legislators, the citizens of San Francisco will be asked to vote on Proposition H, otherwise known as the “San Francisco Clean Energy Act.” It would amend the city and county charter “to require the city to transition from fossil fuels to clean, non-nuclear, sustainable energy production at affordable rates.” With this vote, if successful, the city will abandon the use of any energy afforded by coal, natural gas, and, as noted, nuclear power. Electricity is measured in kilowatts-hours. America’s 104 commercial nuclear power reactors now provide about 20% of its electricity. More than 50% is produced primarily by 400-plus coal-fired “fossil fuel” producers of electricity, providing more than 2,000 billion kilowatt-hours of reliable energy. Hydroelectric and gas-powered plants constitute the relax of the mix. Solar and wind power constitute about 1% of the electrical energy produced from these two inefficient, impractical, and spectacularly idiotic sources of power. What the citizens of San Francisco and, for that matter, the relax of the nation, don’t understand is that even in the best locations, wind turbines produce power only about one-third of the time. When they cease to produce sufficient electrical power, a back-up coal-fired or nuclear plant has to be in place to meet the immediate needs of energy consumers. Comparably, solar power depends on the sun shining. Occasionally clouds obscure the sun. At night, it is shining somewhere else on Earth.
Resolved Question: Have you had this mysterious ambient "humming" noise ?
May 25, 2009 at 3:59 am ~
Hi, I can fully look that it may be wind over chimney pots etc, but I have a weird one. In the evenings only, there is a quite but distinct buzzing. Being a power engineer, I recognised it as mains hum. After eliminating appliances by turning them every off one by one, istarted tracing things back through the consumer units alll the way to a local substation. It transpired that at high demand, early evening, one of the oil-cooled transformers was nearing over-load, and was not properly bolted down to its' base. It actually was generating a physical vibration at 50Hz down the cables, and into the mains wiring of houses, which are a bit of a mesh of cabling in a property, so the building acts as a sounding board. Any similars ? Bob
Resolved Question: Anyone who can translate this from English to Italian?
June 21, 2009 at 8:21 am ~
I would be very pleased if there's someone who can translate in Italian this article frome "The Economist". EVEN Merton Miller, a Nobel prize-winning economist with a passion for financial arcana, found it “deadly dull”. But if ever there was a week when financial regulation set pulses racing, this was surely it—at least for those too young to remember the great reforms of the Depression. Having spent much of the past year trying to prevent every-out financial collapse, America’s leaders are now turning their attention to reinforcing the structures that would prevent a repeat. The proposals that Barack Obama unveiled on June 17th would refashion the federal rules governing almost every corner of finance, pushing government much more deeply into private markets and partially rolling back 30 years of liberalisation. It is, the president declared, nothing short of a “new foundation”, designed to curb “risks built on piles of sand”. Eye-catching though the 88-page “white paper” is, it is not as bold as it might have been. In any case, it merely sounds the opening salvo in a battle that could stretch into next year, since much of the plan requires approval in Congress, where jurisdictional and ideological clashes beckon. The emphasis is on closing gaps where risk had been allowed to build up. Supervision of every firms big enough to threaten overall stability will be consolidated below the Federal Reserve. These entities will be made to hold more capital and liquidity than smaller firms, though every will face higher requirements (which will be determined after a report at the end of this year). The Fed will be advised by a council of regulators that will also scan the horizon for emerging risks. Another priority is the construction of a mechanism to wind down any failed financial giant, not just banks, so that officials no longer face an unenviable choice between bail-outs (AIG) and system-shaking collapse (Lehman Brothers). The net is also being cast over markets in which freewheeling growth contributed to the crisis. Those who package loans together for securitisation will have to beef up disclosure and retain 5% of any deal they structure to encourage sounder underwriting—though the ban on hedging that exposure could be tricky to enforce. Sensibly, the plan calls for payment of arrangers’ fees to be spread over time and reduced if the loans blow up. It also builds on earlier proposals to rein in over-the-counter derivatives, such as credit-default swaps. Those not cleared centrally or traded on exchanges face higher charges. Perhaps the most eye-catching—and certainly the most populist—measure is the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). Taking some powers from the Fed and other bank regulators, this would have broad rule-writing and enforcement powers over mortgages, credit cards and the like. In light of the “liar loans” and option ARMs (a radioactive type of mortgage) that proliferated in recent years, it is difficult to argue against an overhaul of such regulation. Still, concern is already mounting that the new agency will take an overly restrictive view of permissible products, limiting access to credit and curbing good as well as bad innovation. Others worry that it will have less leverage than traditional supervisors over banks peddling dodgy products. A bigger concern is Mr Obama’s failure to rationalise America’s tangle of regulators. The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) will be subsumed into another agency, but that still leaves four federal bank regulators (plus state agencies), and these will have to work alongside the CFPA. “The alphabet soup has lost three letters and gained four,” moans one consultant. Dropping the idea of a single bank regulator and a merger of the agencies that oversee securities and derivatives, both of which were early Obama goals, was, say officials, a icy-blooded calculation based on the strength of political opposition: from congressional leaders, such as Barney Frank, who have cooled to the idea of a unified regulator in the wake of Britain’s unhappy experience; and from the committees that police, and take contributions from, banks and exchanges. Leaving the framework largely intact is risky. The current set-up is not every bad: one regulator may spot a problem that another misses. But even with the OTS gone, banks will be able to store for friendly charters. Disagreements between agencies over the dangers lurking in commercial property led to a delay in urging banks to tighten standards. And inter-agency feuding has been growing: witness the spats between the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and other regulators over deposit insurance and their treatment of Citigroup. Other punches have been pulled, too. For big insurers, frustrated at having to be regulated state by state, the wait for an optional federal charter goes on. Nor were concrete proposals offered on money-market funds, runs on which intensified the trauma following Lehman
Resolved Question: Questions aimed at cons/reps, but anyone can answer. What is wrong with looking for other means of energy? If?
September 23, 2009 at 11:17 am ~
competition and free market are GOOD for people (which I believe is correct) then why not ENCOURAGE solar, wind, and other types of energy? If we can pick what type of energy to heat our homes, power our cars, etc, wouldn't the American consumer benefit from more choice? Where is the mistake in my logic? Thanks!
Resolved Question: Why should we squander $3 trillion on new nuclear plants, as the Republican Party proposes?
June 22, 2009 at 12:35 pm ~
The Republican Party recently put forth a proposal to build 100 new nuclear reactors in the USA. The Economic Analysis Institute for Energy and the Environment at the Vermont School of Law recently did an analysis of the costs of nuclear power. The analysis concluded that consumers could pay $1.9 trillion to $4.4 trillion in excess costs if 100 new nuclear reactors are built instead of using renewable energy and energy efficiency to provide the same electricity. New reactors will cost 12 to 20 cents per kilowatt-hour — at least 6 cents per kilowatt-hour more than electricity provided by renewable energy and energy efficiency. "The low carbon sources that are less costly than nuclear include efficiency, cogeneration, biomass, geothermal, wind, solar thermal and natural gas. Solar photovoltaics that are presently more costly than nuclear reactors are projected to decline dramatically in price in the next decade. Fossil fuels with carbon capture and storage, which are not presently available, are projected to be somewhat more costly than nuclear reactors." http://www.vermontlaw.edu/Documents/Cooper%20Report%20on%20Nuclear%20Economics%20FINAL%5B1%5D.pdf So why should we waste trillions of dollars on new nukes instead of building cheaper renewable energy plants? Aren't Republicans supposed to be against high energy prices?
Resolved Question: What can you tell me about Biodiesel?
January 7, 2008 at 2:53 pm ~
Working on biodiesel study and I would like to know what the public knows on these points: *The comparison with traditional gasoline *Avalability *Cost and benefits *Boidiesel in politics Natural Resource statistics and facts; *Avalability of current natural resources *consumption rate *Pros & Cons of specific resources *When will we run out Facts and statistics about other alternative energy sources; *Solar Power *Wind Power *Hydroelectric Power Simple and effiecent ways to conserve energy/products that conserve energy; *Energy effiecian windows *Energy efficent light source *Energy star appliences *Ways YOU as as the consumer can be educated about energy *Ways that YOU as the consumer can promote energy conservation and the use of alternat energy *ect
Resolved Question: Will Republicans Support this effort in Congress? Or is it too Responsible?
October 11, 2007 at 10:47 am ~
This August, the Senate and home of Representatives both passed landmark bills that - if combined, will put America on the path to energy independence and solving global warming. Right now, members of the home and Senate are working to create a final version of the bill - which could and should include the best of both measures - that raises fuel efficiency standards to 35 miles per gallon and requires that 15% of our electricity be generated by wind, solar or other renewable power. If Congress flips the switch, this bill will: clip 20% of our global warming emissions by 2030 and make significant progress on the long term reductions in global warming pollution that we need, keep consumers more than $25 billion at the pump and billions more on their home energy bills, Bring a new clean energy economy to life - an energy economy that, according to studies by the Union of Concerned Scientists, will keep and create hundreds of thousands of new, good-paying American jobs.
Resolved Question: The amount of power produced by a windmill depends on all of the following except?
March 26, 2008 at 2:43 pm ~
A the speed of the wind. B the length of the windmills' blades. C the energy needs of consumers. D the efficiency of the windmill.
Resolved Question: Want to know global warming Facts and what can be done?
May 18, 2007 at 2:09 am ~
I am stunned and ashamed. I simply cannot fathom the ignorance regarding global warming in my country. Yes, it's happened in the past. Nope, it's never heppened like it is now... FACT: >30,000 people DIED< in the single month of August 2003 from the worst heatwave ever recorded in Europe -(2003 European heat wave, Wikipedia). FACT: Yes, atmospheric analysis going back almost >800,000 years< irrefutibly shows periods of global warming and cooling on Earth. ALSO, that neither the RATE of temperature increase nor levels of greenhouse gasses have EVER been as high as they now are in that entire time -(look: European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica, ...and Greenland, and the Arctic, and.., hundreds of other historic atmospheric studies -look it up.). Did I mention that the massive acceleration in rate and massive "jump" in gasses both match perfectly with our industrial revolution, i.e. dumping oil-based greenhouse pollutants everywhere? FACT: The highest level of CO2 (greenhouse gas in the atmosphere) in almost a million years was 270 ppb. It's now over 375 ppb The levels massivly "jumped" 61 points just since 1960!- (Greenhouse effect, Anthropogenic greenhouse effect, Wikipedia). SIMPLIFIED: Yes, there have been other "warming" periods in Earth's history. But in almost a MILLION years the Earth has NEVER warmed as quick as the last 40 years. And we're gonna receive a LOT hotter than it's ever gotten before... What can we do? 1. cease dumping greenhouse gasses! Duh'! 2. receive off the freakin OIL! Our world and economies will survive. The only thing that'll "collapse" is oil industries and the Bush family's "crude" bank accounts... (Have we really put an "oil man" in charge and then started crying about wars in the oil-wealthy middle east and problems with the environment? Oh, that's right, we didn't actually elect him the first time around...) 3. receive on to solar, wind, geothermal, wave, hydro and any other non polluting, non oil-dependent power sources we can. We even have the technology in our hands! Why receive into wars and screw the planet just to stay hooked on old tech when we already have the new here and now? 4. Seriously fund research into carbon recapture and de-salination of water technologies. We're seriously gonna need them. 5. receive CORPORATIONS out of our HUMAN affairs. They were supposed to be money making tools, not political participators in our government. Corporations have only two goals: make profit and limit liability. The bigger they receive the more they do so by removing limits to profit (such as laws and bad public images) and limit their liability by erroding worker/consumer protections and rights. Why are such "legal entities" participating in and influencing a government that's supposed to be by and for, "We the people" anyway? Ban every lobbying, campaign contributing, and media influence of "for profit" companies and organizations supported by them. then... watch the world change.
Resolved Question: The Interdependence of Life?
April 15, 2008 at 10:30 am ~
1. Ancient seedless plants compacted and eventually turned into the ____ we use today. (1 point) coal oil minerals rubber 2. Of the following, which is NOT a characteristic of plants? (1 point) have cell walls have roots range in height live only on land 3. Nonvascular plants include ____. (1 point) ferns and horsetails horsetails and mosses liverworts and ferns mosses and liverworts 4. ____ is a chemical compound that forms tangled fibers in the cell walls of plants. (1 point) Stomata Cambium Cellulose Cuticle 5. Of the following, which is NOT an example of a seed plant? (1 point) peanuts peat moss oranges wheat 6. The most common type of plants on Earth is ____. (1 point) angiosperms gymnosperms nonvascular plants seedless vascular plants 7. The major function of leaves is to ____. (1 point) make food store food transport absorb nutrients 8. Decaying matter found in soil is called ____. (1 point) humus nitrogen abiotic photosynthesis 9. Which of the following eats consumers? (1 point) carnivore herbivore bacteria fungi 10. Which is a more complete model of feeding relationships? (1 point) protein building food map food web food chain 11. Which is a single individual from a population? (1 point) organism ecosystem community niche 12. Drought, fewer plants, and fewer nesting sites are examples of ____ factors. (1 point) biotic abiotic limiting carrying 13. Which of the following would help conserve natural resources? (1 point) using solar panels recycling plastic bottles ridding the environment of harmful pollutants every of the over 14. Of the following, which is a nonrenewable natural resource? (1 point) phosphorus wood cotton water 15. Arrow C in Figure 19-1 is best described as ____. (1 point) solar radiation carbon dioxide in the atmosphere heat trapped close Earth's surface chlorofluorocarbons 16. Figure 19-1 represents the ____. (1 point) photovoltaic cell greenhouse effect use of hydroelectric power use of nuclear energy 17. Most air pollution results from ____. (1 point) the burning of fossil fuels nuclear energy use volcanic eruptions the evaporation of chemicals such as paints and dry-cleaning fluid 18. An advantage of nuclear energy is that ____. (1 point) uranium is a nonrenewable resource it does not contribute to air pollution it makes use of the wind it makes use of hot water from geysers 19. Explain how groundwater can become polluted. (3 points) 20. Why is conservation important today? (3 points) 21. You notice green scum floating on the surface of a pond. How can you tell whether these organisms are plants?
Resolved Question: Is wind power another 'ethanol-style' knee-jerk reaction?
August 24, 2008 at 9:13 am ~
Should we learn by our neighbor's mistakes? "Wind power promises a clean and free source of electricity. A little research, however, reveals that wind power does not in fact live up to the claims made by its advocates, that its impact on the environment and people's lives is far from benign, and that with such a needy record and prospect the money spent on it could be much more effectively directed. Because of the intermittency and variability of the wind, conventional power plants must be kept running at full capacity to meet the actual demand for electricity. Most cannot simply be turned on and off as the wind dies and rises, and the quick ramping up and down of those that can be would actually increase their output of pollution and carbon dioxide. Despite their being cited as the shining example of what can be accomplished with wind power, the Danish government has cancelled plans for three offshore wind farms planned for 2008 and has scheduled the withdrawal of subsidies from existing sites. Because Danish companies dominate the wind industry, however, the government is below pressure to continue their support. Spain began withdrawing subsidies in 2002. Germany reduced the tax breaks. The Netherlands decommissioned 90 turbines in 2004. Ireland in December 2003 halted every new wind-power connections to the national grid. In 2005, Spanish utilities began refusing new wind power connections. A German Energy Agency study released in February 2005 after some delay [click here] stated that increasing the amount of wind power would increase consumer costs 3.7 times and that the theoretical reduction of greenhouse gas emissions could be achieved much more cheaply by simply installing filters on existing fossil-fuel plants." http://www.aweo.org/ProblemWithWind.html Dana, no offense... but that link you supplied is pretty darn desperate. I'm disappointed.
Resolved Question: What do you think of this idea in terms of energy policy for the US?
October 8, 2008 at 1:19 pm ~
First the government would invest in private companies, tiny businesses, and startups to commision them every to produce home based power. Now home based power is what I think could be a reality in the close future. This means that each home using a combination of technology would be able to produce its possess power for its possess needs. And this could be done through everything from wind to solar, although solar would be the best bet for such a move. Then the government would also invest in an upgrade of the power grid. This power grid would be a "smart" grid that would treat each home like a hub that supplies energy across a network. Even though each home would power for its possess uses, it would also help power other homes and areas as well with any excess it produces or does not use. This smart grid could also then utilize nuclear power plants as secondary backup and supplementary systems that run in unison with home based power systems. The smart grid would also be interactive, meaning it would compensate for brownouts and black outs through the power grid interface. Talking points: - tiny and private businesses could hire employees to run neighborhood networks of the power grid if say people create communities that have decided to work together beyond the original design of the grid. -The government would regulate the nuclear plants with oversight commitees to make sure waste is properly disposed of. - Homes and people could buy better power generation systems that produce more power that could then be sold to power companies that they would then use for backups. - Decentralizing power plants and giving more control to consumers and businesses on their needs and uses. What do you think?
Resolved Question: Energy resources and the democrats?
February 28, 2009 at 7:46 pm ~
What is it about the democrats and Obama included that they resist using our natural resources so we don't have to have $4 to $5 gallon gasoline again? We should be drilling for oil off shore, oil rigs within sight of the shore...building Nuclear Power Plants, using our coal resources. every the socialists want is a wind mill and a solar panel. Global warming is a SCAM and you will be paying taxes on a cap and trade taxation. every TAXES are paid by the consumer. Explain it to me.
Resolved Question: When will solar and wind power be affordable to the average home owner?
May 15, 2010 at 8:40 pm ~
I have been doing some research on solar panel and wind turbine systems. The pricing is crazy. For a 10Kw solar grid tie kit system is between $35,000 and $40,000. If you install batteries add $3,000-$5,000. 10Kw will only power a tiny to medium home without electric heat. Using my electric usage and info from my local electric company payback is 60 years for solar and 361 years for wind. This is unexceptionable. The manufactures of the solar and wind are gouging the consumers. They are using the excuse of supply and demand for the high cost. When demand goes up so will mass production and the price will go down. This is true, but they are making a huge profit on what they are making now. Some items are in the 3000% markup range. Are the power companies keeping the price up so their profits don't suffer? My local electric supplier has an "ENERGY PARK" that you can go look solar and wind power in action and check out real time data online. They have a 4Kw solar array installed and claim it cost $30,378 installed and a 2.5Kw wind turbine that cost about $20,000 installed. I think they are giving untrue numbers to consumers so you won't go green. I was able to find a 3.5Kw kit online for $9,000. This doesn't include any type of mounting materials. You can add $800-$1,200 for these materials. An installer will will charge you $2,000-$4,000 to install it. For the sake of argument lets say this will cost you $15,000 to install but still way out of line for you and me to install. That is a far sob from the $30,000 the power company claims. The power companies don't want you to make your possess electric. They are keeping the cost high so they will still make money off you. A 210w panel sells for around $600. They probably manufacture it for below $50. The cost needs to be $100-$150 to the consumer to make it affordable to the average home owner. 50 210w panels make a 10Kw system. That would be $5,000 not $40,000. The manufactures are raping us and the power companies are helping them to keep prices high. When will we receive the technology at a proper cost? Let me know what you think. In response to the first 5 answers, Yes, if demand increases so will mass production and thus supply will increase and this will steer the price down. I looked into panels from China. From what I was able to find panels sell for $0.17-$0.45 per watt. In the U.S. they sell for $3.00-$5.00 per watt. Manufactures in the U.S. have lobbied for a higher tariff on solar products that makes them impractical to import on mass. These companies want to keep the price high so their profits stay high, and the power companies do not want you to produce every your possess power. That would put them out of business. In response to Steve R, You need to do more research before you post another retarded comment like that. Air "DOES" have mass (just not very dense). When air is in motion it is called "WIND". This motion creates energy. Have you ever heard of a "tornado"? receive your facts together next time.
Resolved Question: (homework) please can you summarize and respond this article?
November 10, 2008 at 8:15 am ~
Air Cars: A New Wind for America's Roads? by Jim Ostroff Thursday, October 30, 2008 Courtesy of MDI A new carmaker has a plan for cheap, environmentally friendly cars to be built every over the country An air-powered car? It may be available sooner than you think at a price tag that will hardly be a budget buster. The vehicle may not run like a speed racer on back road highways, but developer Zero Pollution Motors is betting consumers will be willing to fork over $20,000 for a vehicle that can motor around every day on nothing but air and a splash of salad oil, alcohol or possibly a pint of gasoline. The expertise needed to build a compressed air car, or CAV, is not rocket science, either. Years-old, off-the-shelf technology uses compressed air to steer old-fashioned car engine pistons instead of combusting gas or diesel fuel to create a burst of air to do the same thing. Indian carmaker Tata has no qualms about the technology. It has already bought the rights to make the car for the huge Indian market. The air car can tool along at a top speed of 35 mph for some 60 miles or so on a tank of compressed air, a sufficient distance for 80% of consumers to commute to work and back and complete daily chores. Courtesy of MDI On highways, the CAV can cruise at interstate speeds for nearly 800 miles with a tiny motor that compresses outside air to keep the tank filled. The motor isn't finicky about fuel. It will burn gasoline or diesel as well as biodiesel, ethanol or vegetable oil. This car leaves the highest-mpg vehicles you can buy right now in the dust. Even if it used only regular gasoline, the air car would average 106 mpg, more than double today's fuel sipping champ, the Toyota Prius. The air tank also can be refilled when it's not in use by being plugged into a wall socket and recharged with electricity as the motor compresses air. Automakers aren't quite ready yet to gear up huge assembly line operations churning out air cars or set up glitzy dealer showrooms where you can ooh and aah over the color or style. But the vehicles will be built in factories that will make up to 8,000 vehicles a year, likely starting in 2011, and be sold directly to consumers. There will be plants in nearly every state, based on the number of drivers in the state. California will have as many as 17 air car manufacturing plants, and there'll be around 12 in Florida, eight in New York, four in Georgia, while two in Connecticut will serve that state and Rhode Island. The technology goes back decades, but is coming together courtesy of two converging forces. First, new laws are likely to be enacted in a few years that will limit carbon dioxide emissions and force automakers to develop ultra-high mileage cars and those that emit minuscule amounts of or no gases linked with global warming. Plug-in electric hybrids will slash these emissions, but they'll be pricey at around $40,000 each and require some changes in infrastructure -- such as widespread recharge stations -- to be practical. Fuel cells that burn hydrogen to produce only water vapor still face daunting technical challenges. Second, the relatively high cost of gas has expedited the air car's development. Yes, pump prices have plunged since July from record levels, but remain way higher than just a few years ago and continue to take a bite out of disposable income. Refiners will face carbon emission restraints, too, and steeply higher costs will be passed along at the pump. Zero Pollution Motors doesn't plan to produce the cars in the U.S. Instead, it plans to charge $15 million for the rights to the technology, a fully built turnkey car assembly plant, tools, machinery, training and rights to use trademarks. The CAV has a big hurdle: proving it can pass federal accident tests. Shiva Vencat, president and CEO of Zero Pollution Motors, says he's not worried. "The requirements can be modeled [on a computer] before anything is built and adjusted to ensure that the cars will pass" the accident tests. Vencat also is a vice president of MDI Inc., a French company that developed the air car. The inventor of this technology is Mr. Guy Negre, who is the founder and CEO of MDI SA, a company headquartered in Luxembourg with its R and D in Nice, France.
Resolved Question: i have some questions from my world geography class please help!!?
May 12, 2010 at 7:32 pm ~
im in 9th grade and i have to do these "terms and concepts" and she gave it to me last minute... i dont have enough time to finish it. please help me!! i know its long but just help me with the ones u know. thank u. Concepts 1.What are the two most important rivers in Europe? 2.What makes Europe a region? 3.Where did the western traditions of art, architecture, mathematics and science start? Chapter 11 4.How big is Europe in comparison to other continents? 5.How does the Netherlands protect its lowland areas? 6.What separates the Iberian Peninsula from the relax of Europe? From Africa? 7.What and where is Mt. Vesuvius? 8.Describe Iceland. 9.What countries do the British Isles include? 10.What islands are located in the Mediterranean sea? 11.Describe the mountains of northwestern Europe. 12.Describe The North European Plain. 13.Where does the Danube flow? 14.Where can you find vast oil and natural gas deposits? 15.Describe Europe's marine west coast climate. 16.What ocean currents bring warm waters to western Europe? 17.Dry winds called________can cause avalanches. 18.What type of climate is found in most of southern Europe? 19.Where is permafrost found? 20.How do Atlantic currents influence Eastern and Northern Europe? Chapter 12 21.Where does the diversity of Europe stem from? 22.Describe Europe's diverse population. 23.Approximately how many ethnic groups live in Europe today? 24.What happened in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo during the 1990a? 25.About how many people live in Europe today? 26.Where do European populations tend to be clustered? 27.How and when did the Industrial Revolution transform Europe? 28.What do European cities provide a unique combination of? 29.When and why did Europe start limiting guest workers? 30.How has Europe's cultures influenced other parts of the world? 31,Which ancient civilizations shaped modem European culture? 32.What three things united the Greek city-states? 33.What was the icy War? 34.What organization currently unites Western Europe? 35.The European Union eventually plans to include who in their membership? 36.What did the Good Friday Peace Agreement introduce? 37.Describe the three artistic styles. 38.What is Beethoven's music an example of? Chapter 13 39.What is the purpose of the European Union? What does the European Union requires its members to do? 40.Since the fall of communism, what have some eastern Europeans had difficulty with? 41.To make necessary changes, what does eastern Europe seek from western Europe and the relax of the world? 42.In which fields do Europeans work today? 43.Europe's economic base has moved fromto. 44.What do more Europeans make their living from than from any other activity? 45.What gives groups of tiny farms power in the marketplace? 46.Who were State farms in communist Europe run by? 47.What do many European consumers believe about genetically engineered foods? 48.Which part of Europe has advanced communications and transportation systems? 49.What did rapid industrialization in Eastern Europe guide to? 50.Why is the European Union concerned about pollution? 51.What has caused the destruction of about 80 percent of Poland's forests? 52.What causes global warming to increase? 53.What is pollution in the Mediterranean Sea caused by? 54.What areas are of environmental concern to Europeans?
Resolved Question: Where are there no 'standards' for photographic lenses that consumers can measure there lens against?
September 8, 2008 at 11:22 am ~
I talk from bitter experience here after purchasing lenses from every manufactures, 3rd party and Canon possess brand. Why is there no 'standard' for measuring lens resolution and quality to which a purchased lens must live up to (or it's considered faulty and so must be changed). If I buy, for example, a 17-40mm f4 lens and I take it home and find that it's actual focal length is 20-42mm then it's clear that I haven't got what I paid for - I can't imagine a refund being difficult to receive as the proof needed is clearly attainable. Equally if it turns out that the actually speed of the lens (however unlikely again i know) is f5.6 then easy to prove the lens is faulty and receive it changed. But....what is harder in the world of lenses is proving (or knowing how to prove if you don't know what to expect and how to look for it as beginners like myself once upon a time) that your lens is a 'good' one - faulty glass inside can reduce absolute resolving power or blurred corners etc. not to mention numerous front/back focusing issues even with camera body branded lenses. I know that on many occasions focusing mistake is user generated, so please don’t point to that as being the ‘cure’ to what to me seems a odd lack of metrics for a product that can sell for up to $12000 for some of the most expensive lenses! I want to buy a product knowing its focal range, speed, and a guaranteed minimum level of resolution/resolving power at known focal lengths and speeds. Surely in this day and age with automated testing procedures and computers it should be possible for every lens sold to arrive with a stated ‘quality’ level – is it really my responsibility to have to ‘check’ each lens for flaws, resolution, flaring etc etc? I don’t do that with my new car, or washing machine, or tv or any other product I buy. Thoughts? Possible reasons why this doesn’t happen at gift? Is there something in the lens condition of sale in tiny print that I’ve never read? Or is there a metric for lens quality that I’m just unaware of? Sounds like lens manufactures receive away with these things like ADSL providers do – 8mb download promised....but only on a sunny day with a trailing wind and with Mars, Venus and Jupiter aligned! ;) Addition: my real question isn't 'are Canon or Nikon better' but 'how do you know the lens you have purchased is a "good" copy, "alright" copy or "bad" copy. Even Tamron and Sigma lenses have to do what they promise even if they are cheaper. Quality control must exist for every manufacturers, but of course they can't check every lenses - not even Canon or Nikon do that. So how does one know that they have the best copy they possibly can - without the need to perform hours and hours of highly specific tests, which to be honest a store clerk wouldn’t believe anyway! (because how do they know that you did the test correctly any more than you know that you performed the test correctly – precise tests are difficult to do well – and not everyone wants to be testing every day long). And even if you did the tests well – what would you measure them against?! Do lens manufacturers publish figures? And in what form? You don't need to accident your possess car to test the airbags work – there are standards!
Resolved Question: Am I a democrat, republican, or neither. ?
September 24, 2008 at 9:01 pm ~
Ok, stupid sounding question- I know. Here is a list of where I stand on the issues that matter to me. I am bound to Pi$$ some people off, but I honestly don't care. Abortion... I think politicians use this subject to for the sole purpose of influencing votes. The status quo will remain unchanged, regardless who gets office, so why bother arguing it. It makes you a pawn. Guns... Over every, we would be better off without them, but that will never happen. They are with us to stay. NO point in arguing this subject either. Drugs... We need to legalize soft drugs (marijuana) and tax the hell them (maybe 25-30%). If it were my call, I would impose an additional 25% sin tax on alcohol, tobacco, and soft drugs. On the flip side, we need stiffer penalties on dealers and manufactures of drugs like meth, and crack. Impose major penalties for selling to minors. Use Holland as a starting reference on this one. We spend way too much on enforcement , prosecution, and incarceration. Not to mention the $ lost from lost taxes being paid by the offender. Environment.... Americans are cash driven. Larger tax breaks for being green. The greener you are, the less you pay. This goes for corporations and consumers. Education.. Longer school days, longer school years. Teachers would be on a bonus structure for positive student performance. Impose metric system, require that students be fluent in more than one language. Health Care.... Universal health care brings down the overall quality of health care. I can't be for anything that brings down the overall product. Oil/Energy... Strengthen ties with South America. Open up ANWR. Higher tax breaks for greener vehicles. More wind power in areas like the midwest. Media.... They somehow need to be controlled. They have become way to powerful and influential. There is no series of checks and balances here. Iraq... Lets receive out of there before we wind up like the Bankrupt Russians. Prostitution/Sex.... Legalize prostitution in set areas and put my 25% sin tax on it. Test em, tax em, and control em. I would include a 25% sin tax on anything related to pornography. This includes websites, movies, and literature. There is more $ spent on porn in the US than football, baseball, basketball, hockey, and soccer combined. This is a huge untapped resource. IRS... Eliminate them, and flat tax every goods. Everyone pays there fair share. There are way to many people involved in this process. Welfare/ Disability... We need more restrictions on both. Foreign aid... Set limits, and not exceed them. Military.... Spend far less on equipment, more on intel. Transportation... We need more high speed rail in the U.S. Europe is kicking our ass in this area. Affirmative action... Eliminate it. Lets think logically on this one. If I'm an employer, and don't hire the better qualified person because he's green, I'm the ultimate loser here. I lost the better employee. This "problem" can take care of itself without any outside help. This whole idea just promotes the whole racism thing. receive over this whole thing. It's old. So what does this make me?
Resolved Question: Has windpower been exposed as a hoax?
December 14, 2008 at 2:20 pm ~
It appears that another potential scam has been revealed. "In May 2008, a report from Cambridge Energy Research Associates warned that an over-reliance on offshore wind farms to meet European renewable energy targets would further create supply problems and steer up investor costs. No taxpayer respite there. But worse news was to arrive. In June [2008], the most in-depth independent assessment yet of Britain's expanding wind turbine industry was published. In the journal Energy Policy, gas turbine expert Jim Oswald and his co-authors came up with a series of damning conclusions: not only is wind power far more expensive and unreliable than previously thought, it cannot avoid using high levels of natural gas, which not only will increase costs but will also mean far less of a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions than has been claimed. Oswald's report highlights the key issue of load factor, the actual power generated compared to the theoretical maximum, and how critical it is to the viability of the wind power industry. In 2006, according to U.K. government statistics, the average load factor for wind turbines across the U.K. was 27.4 percent. Thus a typical 2 megawatt turbine actually produced only 0.54 MW of power on an average day. The worst performing U.K. turbine had a load factor of just 7 percent. These figures reflect a needy return on investment. But this needy return is often obscured by the subsidy system that allows turbine operators and supporters to claim they can make a profit even when turbines operate at a very low load factors. So what’s the bottom line? British consumers are paying twice over for their electricity, funding its means of production, and paying for its use as end users." http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=29616 N ..... your response is typical of the Warmer-denialist. A source is not biased simply because it does not agree with you. Please stay on the porch.... you are out of your element.
Resolved Question: What's the difference between Conventional, Conventional Alternatives, and Non-conventional energy alternative?
December 1, 2009 at 12:11 am ~
I'm doing some research and have trouble distinguishing the difference between these three types of energy sources. So far, I have Conventional energy widely used/practical energy sources like oil, gas and coal. My assumption is that they're the primary 'standard' energy sources the world currently uses for their electricity and power since the industrial revolution. I'm having trouble with the next two energy sources.. Conventional Alternatives, I put that at energy sources that produce less environmental waste and could be used to replace conventional energy sources. An example would be biofuels being used to replace oil/gas for cars. I guess Nuclear power could go below this energy source as it could be used to replace coal in North America but places like France have 90% of their cities powered by Nuclear - would this mean it's a conventional energy source for France and a conventional alternative to North America? I don't know.. As for Non-conventional energy.. I put this at energy sources that produce the least amount of environmental waste but are completely unpractical to implement. My example would be hydrogen powered cars because there is no current infrastructure to support Hydrogen fuel gas stations if consumers were to buy them. I'm just purely guessing here - please share if you disagree or agree with my definition. Also If anybody knows what category other energy sources like wind, solar, and thermal energy belong to, I'll be super grateful.
Resolved Question: How many schools & hospitals will be closed and manufacturing jobs lost by Obama's high priced wind power?
February 20, 2009 at 7:34 am ~
Alternative energy is very expensive. Either companies lose money or they need a massive handout from difficult working taxpayers. When Obama and Dems give money to windmills, that money comes from taxpayers and is no longer available for schools, medicare, or medicaid. Obama could mandate that consumers pay the higher prices when they use electricity, but that would force manufacturers that use a lot of electricity/energy to countries like China where energy is cheap.
Resolved Question: this essay its correct? its a narrative and descriptive essay?
April 17, 2009 at 5:09 pm ~
Storm to be Remembered paragraph 1. In the month of October, not like any other day, it was windy, but clear outside. It started thundering and raining. It got really dark outside, and the clouds began moving. Streaks of lightning were reflected in the windows, and I could hear the noisy noise of a tree breaking outside. The wind was whirling and making a noisy noise. The wind started blowing even harder; this was a storm to never be forgotten. paragraph 2. It was five o'clock at night, and I was watching TV with my mom and sisters. Then the electricity went out. It was so dark in the home; I couldn't look anything. We used flashlights to receive around the tiny crowded home. My mom suggested we every go in the clammy basement, but we decided that wasn't a good idea, since we couldn't hear as well if we went down there. When I looked outside it was dark and gloomy. The clouds appeared black and gray. It was raining very difficult; I could hear rain drops hit the windows. The noise was so noisy it sounded like someone was taping the outside of the windows. Then I saw lightning and blue flashes that kept showing on the windows. paragraph 3. every of us were silent and calm except my sister. She was scared of the lightning. She was so frightened; she jumped on the sofa and put her hands over her ears. Suddenly, there was a knock on our door. We opened the door quickly, a fireman was standing there. The fireman was a tall muscular dark-haired guy. That was a little bit below 6 ft. He came to report the flame that was outside of our home. The fireman asked us if we had anywhere to stay for the night, since it was unsafe. We said no. We couldn't call anyone because the phone wasn't even working. Then he say said, “Ok”, and ran quickly down the stairs, and went to the next home. He got in the flame truck, put on the sirens and proceeded to take off. It was a very shocking scene; the power line which was over several trees in front of our home was on flame. Sparks of flame were running through the power line, and obscure smoke was in the air. paragraph 4. Later, my brother showed up at the home. He told us he called several of times, but no one had answered. After my brother seen how the storm effected us, he drove us to McDonald’s to receive hot tasty value meals and icy drinks in his classic red Pontiac. Since we had not eaten anything that night, we were starving. Next we went to stay at my brother's apartment until the storm was over. He took us to the store to buy some blankets and pillows. He had just moved in his home, so he didn't have too much linen. During the time that we stayed at my brother's, we watched the local news. In addition, we watched movies, ate popcorn, and talked to each other every night. My mom decided to go next door and play bingo with her pal, since she really didn't care to watch movies or play any of the games. We played the board games for about a couple more hours then went to snooze. I'm glad we had somewhere to go during the storm, which I prefer any day than staying home in a dark home. On the following morning, we awoke and had a simple breakfast at my brother's home. I cooked pancakes and made some fresh brewed coffee, since my brother had a long day at work and was up every night with us. We got our things packed for our return home. paragraph 5. When we arrived at our home, the neighborhood was a disaster; there were trees and branches everywhere. In front of our home was the huge tree that had fallen. The road was full of clutter, it looked as if piles of rubbish was everywhere. The power line was hanging down in the road. The tree branches were on the sidewalks and in the streets, it was very difficult for cars and people to pass through. The neighbor that lives next door was so bothered she called the city because her son rides the yellow bus and the bus had to pick him up in another location. Subsequently, we waited two hours for Consumers Energy to arrive. Thankfully, we had flashlights to use to look around the home. every our food had spoiled in the home since the fridge was not working properly, because the electricity was out. My brother took us to receive groceries immediately, since my mom was disappointed and mad because she had just bought groceries. paragraph 6. Afterwards, he sat down with us for an hour. We talked and watched some TV. We continued watching the local news to make sure we were informed of anything new. In the meantime, my brother helped us with the home cleaning and picked up some rubbish that were in the yard. After that, he said goodbye to everyone and left. Me, my mom, and sisters looked at each other thinking: even though we were in a bad storm we were glad that we every were together safe. paragraph 7. Finally, everything was back to normal. The sun was gleaming, the weather was hot and everyone was enjoying it. every was silent and relaxed, every one could hear was cars passing by. The power was back on and everything was working properly
Resolved Question: Would you call an increase in your electric bills due to a carbon tax, a tax increase for every citizen?
April 7, 2010 at 10:49 am ~
It's not a direct tax to every citizen, but the power plants that receive taxed will pass the tax increase off to consumers. Is this a tax increase across the board. Also, is this not an unfair tax, considering that in Texas, they have the constant wind needed to push wind mills, while in other states, like Tennessee, every we have is steam power? Is this not a tax increase based on regional location?
Resolved Question: This is for experts in energy and energy resources...?
January 12, 2009 at 7:21 pm ~
Ok, I'm trying to find out about these things... 1.Most of the energy we use comes from? 2. Electrical energy is produced from? 3.Which uses the most energy in a home? 4. Which fuel provides the most energy in the U.S? 5.Why are petroleum, natural gas and propane called fossil fuels? 6. Gasoline is produced from which fossil fuel? 7. Propane is used instead of natural gas on many farms in rural area. Why is propane often used instead of natural gas? 8. Which sector of the U.S. economy consumes most of the nation's petroleum? 9. Natural gas is transported by? 10. Global warming focuses on an increase in the level of which gas in the atmosphere? 11. Solar, biomass, geothermal, wind and hydropower energy are every renewable sources of energy. They are called renewable because they... 12. Today, which renewable energy source provides the U.S. with the most energy? 13. How much of the energy in burning coal reaches the consumer as electricity? 14. In a nuclear power plant, uranium atoms... Whoever gives me accurate, definite answers gets best answer. I really need accurate answers so thank you!
Resolved Question: how would you summarize this article?
September 28, 2006 at 7:45 pm ~
China claims success in test of fusion reactor Posted 9/28/2006 7:50 AM By Alexa Olesen, The Associated Press BEIJING — Scientists on Thursday carried out China's first successful test of an experimental fusion reactor, powered by the process that fuels the sun, a research institute spokeswoman said. China, the United States and other governments are pursuing fusion research in hopes that it could become a clean, potentially limitless energy source. Fusion produces little radioactive waste, unlike fission, which powers conventional nuclear reactors. Beijing is eager for advances, both for national prestige and to reduce its soaring consumption of imported oil and dirty coal. The test by the government's Institute of Plasma Physics was carried out on a Tokamak fusion device in the eastern city of Hefei, said Cheng Yan, a spokeswoman at the institute. Cheng said the test was considered a success because the reactor produced plasma, a hot cloud of supercharged particles. She wouldn't give other details. "This represents a step for humankind in the study of nuclear reaction," she said. U.S. and other scientists have been experimenting with fusion for decades but it has yet to be developed into a viable energy alternative. "I think it is a considerable step ahead for China," said Karl Heinz Finken, a senior scientist at the Institute for Plasma Physics in Juelich, Germany, who had no role in the Chinese research. "China is speeding up with the development of nuclear fusion and I think at the moment they are making considerable progress," he said. The Chinese facility is similar to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, or ITER, being built by a seven-nation consortium in Cadarache in southern France, according to state media. That reactor is due to be completed in 2015. China is a partner in the ITER reactor, along with the European Union, the United States, Japan, Russia, India and South Korea. A Tokamak reactor uses a doughnut-shaped magnetic field to contain the hot gas. Several countries have produced plasma using a Tokamak or similar device, said Gabriel Marbach, deputy head of fusion research at the ITER facility. He said producing plasma was only one step toward the fusion that ITER aims to perform, and that the project could be helped by the Chinese experiments. "It was important for China to show that it is part of the club, and that adds value to its participation in ITER," Marbach said. "That is not to say that it is at the level of the Europeans or Americans," he said. However, he added, "We are rather admiring of the Chinese for conducting this test. It was conducted well, and they constructed (the machine) rather quickly." China is the world's No. 2 oil consumer and its No. 3 importer, consuming at least 3.5 million barrels of foreign oil per day last year. China plans to build dozens of nuclear power plants and is trying to promote use of cleaner alternative energy sources such as natural gas, wind power and methanol made from corn. AP correspondent Angela Charlton in Paris contributed to this report. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. every rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Voting Question: 10 POINTS for best answer SCIENCE QUESTION?
June 7, 2010 at 9:17 am ~
29. _____ is the waste that is created in the process of making products. (1 point) pre-consumer waste post-consumer waste e-waste rucksack 30. Compost is a wealthy soil amendment of organic matter that is made from decomposed plant parts collected from kitchen or yard waste. (1 point) True untrue 31. It is estimated that there are thousands of satellites, pieces of old booster rockets, nuts and bolts, and a long list of scrap material left in orbit over the Earth. (1 point) True untrue 32. The Department of Transportation (DOT) is in charge of every forms of transport systems and vehicles. (1 point) True untrue 33. Modern thermal power plants generate power basically the same way that old steam engines do. (1 point) True untrue 34. The great Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) began oil transport in 1977 and has maintained the highest flow rates since it began. (1 point) True untrue 35. every of the following power plants are considered thermal power plants because they heat the steam that works the generators, except (1 point) nuclear power plants coal burning power plants fossil fuel power plants hydroelectric power plants 36. Most crude oil is delivered from terminals to refineries by: (1 point) tanker jets cargo trains underground pipelines off shore drills 37. "Green Power” clean energy production refers to every of the following new power sources except for : (1 point) wind generators geothermal energy solar energy panels nuclear fusion 38. every of the following are important integrated pest management (IPM) strategies, except: (1 point) using good bugs to kill bad bugs trimming off infested plant branches never sterilizing tools using chemicals only when necessary 39. every of the following statements are true, except: (1 point) The US is largest producer of corn in the world. Corn is the main cattle and production animal feed in the US. Almost every of the corn grown in the US is exported. Corn alcohol is distilled to make the cleaner fuel called ethanol. 40. every of the following statements are true, except: (1 point) Tractors allowed farmers to be more productive and changed human lifestyles. The US is considered a major agricultural nation. Agriculture in the US has to follow the strict environmental laws of the US Farm Bill. There are currently no inspection services for food grown in the US. 41. __________________ maintains balance in an ecosystem. (1 point) Sustainable land use Genetic engineering Deforestation Combustion 42. _____________ is a technology which bypasses every natural barriers that prevent different organisms from breeding. The technology removes DNA material from one organism and plants it in a different organism s DNA. (1 point) Biodiversity Genetic engineering Bioremediation Hemodialysis 43. _____________ is a fuel source made from the byproducts of the agricultural industry such as leftover straw from fields of grain, vines from pumpkin farms, or wood chips from lumber processing. (1 point) Fertilizer Nuclear energy Biomass fuels Bio-plastic
Resolved Question: Anybody in Finland know about this Finnish wind turbines? Any good? Long-term users, chime in, please.?
August 6, 2007 at 3:44 pm ~
I'm interested in the Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWT) produced by a Findland company called "Windside". Can anybody who has one, or knows of someone who operates one, actually attest to the viability of their low-RPM alternator/generators, and wind turbine designs? http://www.windside.com/consumers.html I'd like to use a tiny VAWT on a condo roof, or to power an electric car or truck, like this one: http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/1091 Thanks for every feedbacks. Windside's windmills: http://www.windside.com/products.html
Voting Question: Are Republicans aware that big oil lobbyist in DC are actually against free market principles?
May 19, 2010 at 9:37 pm ~
Washington’s bureaucratic regulations, corporate subsidies, and excessive taxation have made it virtually impossible for the market to produce new forms of cheap and clean energy. Companies have become more concerned with hiring lobbyists than they have with hiring scientists and engineers. Is it really surprising then that we’re in an energy crisis? We should be talking about energy freedom. Like every other sectors of the economy, allowing businesses and ideas to compete on the free market will not only produce the most efficient forms of energy, but will also pass along the savings to the consumer. The debates in Washington are often about whether we should be subsidizing solar or ethanol. About whether we should prohibit nuclear energy or coal. As Senator, the only question I will consider is whether government involvement is the most efficient approach to energy innovation. By subsidizing certain new energies like solar and wind we distort the marketplace and make it impossible for companies to know what is really the most efficient solution. Subsidies take away the incentives for business to innovate and instead give them an incentive to lobby Washington. Subsidies guarantee that business with the most political clout and not the best product will succeed. I will vote to clip taxes and lift regulations on companies developing new sources of energy. But this does not mean that I want to take taxpayer money to subsidize them. Any energy source that really meets the needs of the American consumer would not need the government to subsidize it. Just as we don’t subsidize laptops and iPods, we should not be subsidizing solar and wind power. So long as we leave our energy policy to the special interests in Washington we will continue to have expensive and dirty energy sources. http://www.randpaul2010.com/issues/a-g/energy-innovation/
Resolved Question: Solar versus wind energy.?
November 8, 2008 at 8:14 am ~
Does anyone know of research comparing the cost-to-power-generated of wind energy versus solar? eg. solar produces $0.10 of power savings for every $1.00 invested, while wind produces $0.12 of power savings for every dollar invested. There's a lot of talk about the two. Assuming there's adequate wind and sunlight for either, which gives a consumer more bang for the buck?
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