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Re: an even more frightening perspective

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2019 11:06 am
by shindig
TraditionKU wrote: Sat Jan 05, 2019 9:18 am and the US had/has an opportunity to lead...
You're right. Under Obama we were, not under the Big Orange Loompa.

Re: an even more frightening perspective

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2019 6:56 pm
by kubandalum
I’ve driven past California’s wind farms many times over the years near Palm Springs, Tehachapi, and Livermore. Usually from 30-50% of the windmills are not turning. That’s far more than one would expect to be down for routine maintenance, and I saw no sign of maintenance crews around any of them. The fact that others were turning meant that the winds were not too high. Since California imports about one-quarter of its daily electricity from other states, wouldn’t they want those windmills to be turning all the time? Isn’t that cheap, renewable energy?

Re: an even more frightening perspective

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2019 7:33 pm
by kubandalum
TraditionKU wrote: Tue Jan 01, 2019 11:53 am i’ll ask again, as i have before...how do climate scientists, or scientists in general, benefit from human-induced climate change being fact? they aren’t going to make millions because of it

those that are opposed, however, generally stand to make considerable amounts of money by maintaining the status quo
Look what happens when they do ANYTHING to upset the left:

Yale professor encircled and shouted down for suggesting that some people were making too big a deal about Halloween costumes:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... tumes.html

Google engineer fired for questioning discrimination, as opposed to women’s choices, being responsible for low percentages of women in software engineering:
https://legalinsurrection.com/2017/08/g ... sity-memo/

European Space Agency scientist who landed spacecraft on asteroid attacked for wearing t-shirt that a woman gave to him:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... women.html

Re: an even more frightening perspective

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 6:49 pm
by Deleted User 89

Re: an even more frightening perspective

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 6:52 pm
by Deleted User 62
kubandalum wrote: Sat Jan 05, 2019 6:56 pm I’ve driven past California’s wind farms many times over the years near Palm Springs, Tehachapi, and Livermore. Usually from 30-50% of the windmills are not turning. That’s far more than one would expect to be down for routine maintenance, and I saw no sign of maintenance crews around any of them. The fact that others were turning meant that the winds were not too high. Since California imports about one-quarter of its daily electricity from other states, wouldn’t they want those windmills to be turning all the time? Isn’t that cheap, renewable energy?
Good to know that this is yet another topic being brought up that the poster has no idea what they are talking about

Re: an even more frightening perspective

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:21 pm
by ousdahl

Re: an even more frightening perspective

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:57 pm
by Deleted User 62
ousdahl wrote: Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:21 pm
That line is over 100' btw

Re: an even more frightening perspective

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:29 am
by Deleted User 89

Re: an even more frightening perspective

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:58 am
by kubandalum
ousdahl wrote: Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:21 pm
That’s exactly like the people who blame manmade CO2 every time there’s a hurricane. How did droughts happen before SUVs?

Re: an even more frightening perspective

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:02 am
by Deleted User 89
who said they didn’t happen?

it’s frequency and severity that are on the increase

Re: an even more frightening perspective

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:03 am
by kubandalum
jeepinjayhawk wrote: Mon Jan 07, 2019 6:52 pm
kubandalum wrote: Sat Jan 05, 2019 6:56 pm I’ve driven past California’s wind farms many times over the years near Palm Springs, Tehachapi, and Livermore. Usually from 30-50% of the windmills are not turning. That’s far more than one would expect to be down for routine maintenance, and I saw no sign of maintenance crews around any of them. The fact that others were turning meant that the winds were not too high. Since California imports about one-quarter of its daily electricity from other states, wouldn’t they want those windmills to be turning all the time? Isn’t that cheap, renewable energy?
Good to know that this is yet another topic being brought up that the poster has no idea what they are talking about
I tried googling the topic of windmills not turning, but found nothing explaining the high percentage of them. Perhaps you can provide a link for me. If it’s maintenance, one would expect to see some evidence of people around them.

Re: an even more frightening perspective

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:04 am
by Deleted User 89
even our military believes the professionals

but go ahead and keep your head buried in the sand

Re: an even more frightening perspective

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:09 am
by Deleted User 89
kubandalum wrote: Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:03 am
jeepinjayhawk wrote: Mon Jan 07, 2019 6:52 pm
kubandalum wrote: Sat Jan 05, 2019 6:56 pm I’ve driven past California’s wind farms many times over the years near Palm Springs, Tehachapi, and Livermore. Usually from 30-50% of the windmills are not turning. That’s far more than one would expect to be down for routine maintenance, and I saw no sign of maintenance crews around any of them. The fact that others were turning meant that the winds were not too high. Since California imports about one-quarter of its daily electricity from other states, wouldn’t they want those windmills to be turning all the time? Isn’t that cheap, renewable energy?
Good to know that this is yet another topic being brought up that the poster has no idea what they are talking about
I tried googling the topic of windmills not turning, but found nothing explaining the high percentage of them. Perhaps you can provide a link for me. If it’s maintenance, one would expect to see some evidence of people around them.
did you really? because i just googled it and found a number or resources that point to the most obvious, and logical conclusion...that, go figure, the wind isn’t always blowing with the same force, in the same place, or in the same direction

mind...

blown...

Re: an even more frightening perspective

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 1:04 pm
by Deleted User 62
TraditionKU wrote: Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:09 am
kubandalum wrote: Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:03 am
jeepinjayhawk wrote: Mon Jan 07, 2019 6:52 pm

Good to know that this is yet another topic being brought up that the poster has no idea what they are talking about
I tried googling the topic of windmills not turning, but found nothing explaining the high percentage of them. Perhaps you can provide a link for me. If it’s maintenance, one would expect to see some evidence of people around them.
did you really? because i just googled it and found a number or resources that point to the most obvious, and logical conclusion...that, go figure, the wind isn’t always blowing with the same force, in the same place, or in the same direction

mind...

blown...
That is why we cannot count on the wind.

Re: an even more frightening perspective

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 1:05 pm
by Deleted User 62
kubandalum wrote: Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:58 am
ousdahl wrote: Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:21 pm
That’s exactly like the people who blame manmade CO2 every time there’s a hurricane. How did droughts happen before SUVs?
Did Illy hand the "dumb" baton off to you at 100m?

Re: an even more frightening perspective

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 1:29 pm
by Geezer
What global warming, it's cold out there today.

Re: an even more frightening perspective

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 4:43 pm
by Deleted User 89
got your snowball?

Re: an even more frightening perspective

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 6:04 pm
by dolomite
TraditionKU wrote: Fri Jan 11, 2019 4:43 pm got your snowball?
still pounding the table Trad? When you gonna get that hybrid/electric vehicle?

Re: an even more frightening perspective

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:02 pm
by Deleted User 75
jeepinjayhawk wrote: Fri Jan 11, 2019 1:05 pm
Did Illy hand the "dumb" baton off to you at 100m?
twocoach wrote: Thu Jan 10, 2019 2:18 pm the vast majority of his content is a condescending putdown that adds nothing to the conversation.

Re: an even more frightening perspective

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:11 pm
by Deleted User 89
dolomite wrote: Fri Jan 11, 2019 6:04 pm
TraditionKU wrote: Fri Jan 11, 2019 4:43 pm got your snowball?
still pounding the table Trad? When you gonna get that hybrid/electric vehicle?
as soon as you quit posting