John Norris on fri 5 sep 03
Paul and David make good points.
I would like to add a plug for the Green Mountain Energy Company (http://=
www.greenmountain.com/.)
They have several packages that allow one to choose more ecological ways
of how your power is created. Kind of neat to think of firing an electri=
c
kiln with geothermal or wind power.
John
http://john-norris.net
I am not a stock holder...I do buy power from them.
Subject:
Re: The 10% ecologists
From:
Paul Lewing
Date:
Fri, 5 Sep 2003 12:26:08 -0800
on 9/5/03 5:42 AM, David Hendley at hendley@TYLER.NET wrote:
>> Sure, everything is nice and clean in your home and pottery
>> studio. However, unless you are part of a tiny minority with access
>> to wind generated or hydroelectric power, something such as gas
>> or coal is being burned to produce your electricity.
Good point, David, but even that's not the full story. Wind generation
often kills a lot of birds. And here in the Pacific Northwest, almost al=
l
our electricity comes from hydro-elecric generators, mostly on the Columb=
ia
and Snake River systems, but also on many of the smaller rivers. And a
huge
side benefit from these dams is the irrigated agriculture in what used to=
be
a desert.
But it has come at the expense of the almost total elimination of what on=
ce
was one of the greatest salmon runs in the world.
Nothing is free. Every choice has consequences.
Paul Lewing, Seattle
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