[TheForge] OT: Government waste

[James Binnion]

Don is a smart guy and his critiques of many alternative energy "solutions" are right on. The place we need to be spending money in alternative energy is R&D not subsidies for existing PV, hydrogen, ethanol etc.  Wind and water work well if you have the geography for it but existing commercial solar technology is as he points out a net energy loss.

Jim

On Mar 23, 2012, at 7:49 AM, Paul Sperbeck wrote:

> Here is an opinion from someone who has been around... he writes...
> 
> http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.tinaja.com/glib/energfun.pdf&sa=U&ei=XYtsT7ebJIm2tweg6p2bBg&ved=0CAgQFjAC&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNGEDtRsv25GUxLyRiZljl2QJEi1Pw
> 
> http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.tinaja.com/glib/morenrgf.pdf&sa=U&ei=XYtsT7ebJIm2tweg6p2bBg&ved=0CAQQFjAA&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNEL2UfBHhZZui6d0oueDFARlJPg7A
> 
> so before the rosy glow of 'sustainable energy' and lets help the 
> environment' wears off at least read the foregoing links and get  Don's 
> musings.
> 
> If you can't abide his critique of PV systems, the Guru's Lair has a 
> multitude of electronic and scientific links and information. He wrote 
> the book on RTL logic... if you remember what that is you will get an 
> idea how long he has been around.
> 
> paul
> WB9HCO

James Binnion
jbin at well.com