hopeful sign?

[chelidon]

Billionaire oilman backs wind power

I don't know anything about this other than what's in the article, and mainstream media...well, enough said. But when people with capital start to see alternative energy as a profitable investment, then we may see it really take off beyond the dribs and drabs we have now. Substantial Federal tax incentives, rebates and investment into R&D would be very positive steps as well, but there's no way we'll see that, other than tokens and showpieces, until the next administration...

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[america-divine.livejournal.com]

Know anything about solar updraft towers? Initially, I heard that this project in Australia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_updraft_tower

was getting a lot of money--looks like it has slowed but is still in development. I'm assuming they're relatively good, but might have fallen for a good sell.

[chelidon.livejournal.com]

I don't know much about it other than some casual reading, but it's definitely an interesting direction. Tidal power is another promising source, an inexhaustible producer of energy. The trick is making it low-maintenance enough to be reliable and cost-effective.

[america-divine.livejournal.com]

PS: No one named T. Boone Pickens can be all bad.