He doesn't sound like one here.
The current state of the global economy points clearly to a second depression, but billionaire George Soros says that we can avoid another “great depression” if we follow three steps.
According to Forbes, the economic situation in Europe could lead to a depression around the globe. Both America and China are dependent on exporting goods to Europe. If Greece defaults and the purchase power of Europe drops, the effects could hit the United States hard.
Soros writes at the Financial Times:
“Three bold steps are needed. First, the governments of the eurozone must agree in principle on a new treaty creating a common treasury for the eurozone. In the meantime, the major banks must be put under the direction of the European Central Bank in exchange for a temporary guarantee and permanent recapitalization. Third, the ECB would enable countries such as Italy and Spain temporarily to refinance their debt at a very low cost.”
According to Soros, these three steps would not solve the global economy, but they would “calm the markets” and give Europe some time to solve the debt problem. Soros writes that we’ve been “kicking the can down the road” for a long time now, and we are finally out of road.
I believe that these steps would bring the acute phase of the euro crisis to an end by staunching its two main sources (weak banks and vulnerable sovereigns) and reassuring the markets that a longer-term solution is in sight.”
What do you think of Soros plan? Is another depression avoidable?|||Seeing how he funded the overthrow of communist regimes in the old soviet Union.. I pick "No" for 1000 Alex.|||So, he wants a central bank like the Federal Reserve to control all independent banks?
He's a progressive, and there is a teeny tine fine line between Progressives and Communists. "Progressives" can put all the shiny names on their agenda that they wish, but if it smells like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck.|||Soros is a self-serving egoist with delusions of god-hood.|||there are no billionaires in communism
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Why is there evidence that what happened in Norway was a false flag operation?
infowars.com
Prior to the events in Norway, the Department of Homeland Security released a propaganda video characterizing white middle class Americans as terrorists and members of white al-Qaeda, a term designed to conflate the image of the CIA-created Islamic terror group and “rightwing extremists” in America.
Anders Behring Breivik was at one time a member of the Progress Party, according to news reports. He was a member from 2004 to 2006 and in its youth party from 1997-2006 through 2007.
The Progress Party platform preamble identifies the organization as populist libertarian and its main declared goal as a reduction in taxes and government intervention. The CFR says the Progress Party and similar political parties in Sweden and Finland represent a European Tea Party movement on the rise. In the U.S., the Tea Party has opposed government bailouts to the banksters and has called for ending the Federal Reserve.
The EU, the IMF and the international bankers are worried about growing populism in Europe. “Rising political populism around Europe, driven by public anger over the impact of the financial crisis, threatens to make solving the euro zone’s debt woes increasingly difficult,” Reuters reported in April.
Millions of Europeans are opposed to raiding their treasuries to pay for debt contrived by the bankers and have turned in large numbers to political parties such as the True Finns.
The True Finns’ main campaign plank is opposition to funding a bailout for Portugal. In April, the Finnish party emerged from relative obscurity and moved into the political limelight. Its sudden popularity took the European establishment by surprise.|||Well, i have no idea but the sky is the limit with them..anyways.
Truth is stranger than fiction.....|||Conspiracy theorists, such as yourself, see conspiracies everywhere even when there are none to be found.|||I think you need to look up the definition of the word "evidence"|||Its hard to tell if you are woefully misinformed or in need of a padded cell.|||I hope that you don't speak for many americans, there is no way this was al-qaeda|||Take your meds.|||It was a coup by the Labor Party. Now they can get their political agenda through based upon everyone's fear of firearms, as well as allow more "multiculturalism" and importation of Muslims based upon their saying this guy was a "right wing nutjob."
Prior to the events in Norway, the Department of Homeland Security released a propaganda video characterizing white middle class Americans as terrorists and members of white al-Qaeda, a term designed to conflate the image of the CIA-created Islamic terror group and “rightwing extremists” in America.
Anders Behring Breivik was at one time a member of the Progress Party, according to news reports. He was a member from 2004 to 2006 and in its youth party from 1997-2006 through 2007.
The Progress Party platform preamble identifies the organization as populist libertarian and its main declared goal as a reduction in taxes and government intervention. The CFR says the Progress Party and similar political parties in Sweden and Finland represent a European Tea Party movement on the rise. In the U.S., the Tea Party has opposed government bailouts to the banksters and has called for ending the Federal Reserve.
The EU, the IMF and the international bankers are worried about growing populism in Europe. “Rising political populism around Europe, driven by public anger over the impact of the financial crisis, threatens to make solving the euro zone’s debt woes increasingly difficult,” Reuters reported in April.
Millions of Europeans are opposed to raiding their treasuries to pay for debt contrived by the bankers and have turned in large numbers to political parties such as the True Finns.
The True Finns’ main campaign plank is opposition to funding a bailout for Portugal. In April, the Finnish party emerged from relative obscurity and moved into the political limelight. Its sudden popularity took the European establishment by surprise.|||Well, i have no idea but the sky is the limit with them..anyways.
Truth is stranger than fiction.....|||Conspiracy theorists, such as yourself, see conspiracies everywhere even when there are none to be found.|||I think you need to look up the definition of the word "evidence"|||Its hard to tell if you are woefully misinformed or in need of a padded cell.|||I hope that you don't speak for many americans, there is no way this was al-qaeda|||Take your meds.|||It was a coup by the Labor Party. Now they can get their political agenda through based upon everyone's fear of firearms, as well as allow more "multiculturalism" and importation of Muslims based upon their saying this guy was a "right wing nutjob."
Why is there evidence that what happened in Norway was a false flag operation?
nfowars.com
Prior to the events in Norway, the Department of Homeland Security released a propaganda video characterizing white middle class Americans as terrorists and members of white al-Qaeda, a term designed to conflate the image of the CIA-created Islamic terror group and “rightwing extremists” in America.
Anders Behring Breivik was at one time a member of the Progress Party, according to news reports. He was a member from 2004 to 2006 and in its youth party from 1997-2006 through 2007.
The Progress Party platform preamble identifies the organization as populist libertarian and its main declared goal as a reduction in taxes and government intervention. The CFR says the Progress Party and similar political parties in Sweden and Finland represent a European Tea Party movement on the rise. In the U.S., the Tea Party has opposed government bailouts to the banksters and has called for ending the Federal Reserve.
The EU, the IMF and the international bankers are worried about growing populism in Europe. “Rising political populism around Europe, driven by public anger over the impact of the financial crisis, threatens to make solving the euro zone’s debt woes increasingly difficult,” Reuters reported in April.
Millions of Europeans are opposed to raiding their treasuries to pay for debt contrived by the bankers and have turned in large numbers to political parties such as the True Finns.
The True Finns’ main campaign plank is opposition to funding a bailout for Portugal. In April, the Finnish party emerged from relative obscurity and moved into the political limelight. Its sudden popularity took the European establishment by surprise.|||Because it was. Watch the sheep bash you for using infowars as your source|||It would help you to learn the difference between evidence and hyperbole and innuendo.
You suffer from a severe case of self-induced reality distortion that clouds your judgement about everything. This causes you to reach your conclusions first, then carefully select your evidence to fit. But that is the opposite of true inquiry.|||Maybe Norway will learn to take bad loans like the rest of Europe so private industry can shrink them and drown the governments in a bathtub.|||There is no such evidence. You obviously agree with the terrorist and are cheering him on. I'm sure you are sad he didn't kill more liberal children.|||because the intelligence agencies are dumb|||The timing is very suspicious if you ask me|||Anything is possible nowadays. Please libs, blame it on Bush.
Prior to the events in Norway, the Department of Homeland Security released a propaganda video characterizing white middle class Americans as terrorists and members of white al-Qaeda, a term designed to conflate the image of the CIA-created Islamic terror group and “rightwing extremists” in America.
Anders Behring Breivik was at one time a member of the Progress Party, according to news reports. He was a member from 2004 to 2006 and in its youth party from 1997-2006 through 2007.
The Progress Party platform preamble identifies the organization as populist libertarian and its main declared goal as a reduction in taxes and government intervention. The CFR says the Progress Party and similar political parties in Sweden and Finland represent a European Tea Party movement on the rise. In the U.S., the Tea Party has opposed government bailouts to the banksters and has called for ending the Federal Reserve.
The EU, the IMF and the international bankers are worried about growing populism in Europe. “Rising political populism around Europe, driven by public anger over the impact of the financial crisis, threatens to make solving the euro zone’s debt woes increasingly difficult,” Reuters reported in April.
Millions of Europeans are opposed to raiding their treasuries to pay for debt contrived by the bankers and have turned in large numbers to political parties such as the True Finns.
The True Finns’ main campaign plank is opposition to funding a bailout for Portugal. In April, the Finnish party emerged from relative obscurity and moved into the political limelight. Its sudden popularity took the European establishment by surprise.|||Because it was. Watch the sheep bash you for using infowars as your source|||It would help you to learn the difference between evidence and hyperbole and innuendo.
You suffer from a severe case of self-induced reality distortion that clouds your judgement about everything. This causes you to reach your conclusions first, then carefully select your evidence to fit. But that is the opposite of true inquiry.|||Maybe Norway will learn to take bad loans like the rest of Europe so private industry can shrink them and drown the governments in a bathtub.|||There is no such evidence. You obviously agree with the terrorist and are cheering him on. I'm sure you are sad he didn't kill more liberal children.|||because the intelligence agencies are dumb|||The timing is very suspicious if you ask me|||Anything is possible nowadays. Please libs, blame it on Bush.
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Lesson 31-1 Quiz
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Complete the following questions.
1. The United States was alarmed by Soviet control of Eastern Europe at the end of World War II because
A. the Soviets had installed missiles in many of those countries.
B. officials believed Germany should control the area.
C. officials believed Soviet expansion would not stop at Eastern Europe.
D. U.S. officials had wanted to control the natural resources located there.
2. Which Allied country received the largest share of German reparations after World War II?
A. the United States
B. France
C. England
D. the Soviet Union
3. Soviets blocked land, rail, and water routes into West Berlin in 1948 in order to
A. force the West to leave Berlin.
B. topple Hitler from power.
C. put down a dangerous uprising in East Berlin.
D. keep Nazis from escaping the city.
4. What significant event took place in 1955 that would further divde the two sides of the Cold War?
A. The Soviet Union created a blockade of West Berlin.
B. The North Koreans attacked South Korea.
C. The Soviet Union and Eastern European communist nations formed the Warsaw Pact.
D. The Soviet Union successfully tested an atomic bomb for the first time.
5. What was the goal of the United States when it went to war in Korea?
A. To end communism in Korea and China
B. To contain Communist expansion
C. To build up the United Nations
D. To eliminate Soviet nuclear missile sites in North Korea
6. One effect of the arms race was
A. increased domestic spending in the United States.
B. an ever-present threat of nuclear war.
C. the division of Europe into four zones of occupation.
D. the United States’ launching of the Marshall Plan.
7. The Marshall Plan was created for many reasons. Which statement is NOT a reason that the Marshall Plan was created?
A. To keep more European countries from turning to communism
B. To make sure countries that accepted assistance would support the Allied powers in future military conflicts
C. To restore the normal economic health of Europe
D. To supply food and other essentials to European countries that did not have funds to pay for them after World War II
8. What led to the Test Ban Treaty?
A. The Bay of Pigs invasion
B. The construction of the Berlin Wall
C. The Cuban missile crisis
D. The Korean War
9. The United States experienced a severe economic slowdown in the 1970s because
A. Americans bought more and more consumer goods.
B. the cost of energy dramatically increased.
C. the cost of energy dramatically decreased.
D. the nation’s debt grew sharply.
10. In 1957 six European nations founded the European Economic Community in order to
A. adopt a standard currency.
B. boycott the Soviet Union.
C. eliminate trade barriers and unify economic policies.
D. influence world oil prices.|||Posting a quiz is a blatant violation of the community guidelines.
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1.C
2.D
3.A
4.C
5.B
6.B
7.B
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Complete the following questions.
1. The United States was alarmed by Soviet control of Eastern Europe at the end of World War II because
A. the Soviets had installed missiles in many of those countries.
B. officials believed Germany should control the area.
C. officials believed Soviet expansion would not stop at Eastern Europe.
D. U.S. officials had wanted to control the natural resources located there.
2. Which Allied country received the largest share of German reparations after World War II?
A. the United States
B. France
C. England
D. the Soviet Union
3. Soviets blocked land, rail, and water routes into West Berlin in 1948 in order to
A. force the West to leave Berlin.
B. topple Hitler from power.
C. put down a dangerous uprising in East Berlin.
D. keep Nazis from escaping the city.
4. What significant event took place in 1955 that would further divde the two sides of the Cold War?
A. The Soviet Union created a blockade of West Berlin.
B. The North Koreans attacked South Korea.
C. The Soviet Union and Eastern European communist nations formed the Warsaw Pact.
D. The Soviet Union successfully tested an atomic bomb for the first time.
5. What was the goal of the United States when it went to war in Korea?
A. To end communism in Korea and China
B. To contain Communist expansion
C. To build up the United Nations
D. To eliminate Soviet nuclear missile sites in North Korea
6. One effect of the arms race was
A. increased domestic spending in the United States.
B. an ever-present threat of nuclear war.
C. the division of Europe into four zones of occupation.
D. the United States’ launching of the Marshall Plan.
7. The Marshall Plan was created for many reasons. Which statement is NOT a reason that the Marshall Plan was created?
A. To keep more European countries from turning to communism
B. To make sure countries that accepted assistance would support the Allied powers in future military conflicts
C. To restore the normal economic health of Europe
D. To supply food and other essentials to European countries that did not have funds to pay for them after World War II
8. What led to the Test Ban Treaty?
A. The Bay of Pigs invasion
B. The construction of the Berlin Wall
C. The Cuban missile crisis
D. The Korean War
9. The United States experienced a severe economic slowdown in the 1970s because
A. Americans bought more and more consumer goods.
B. the cost of energy dramatically increased.
C. the cost of energy dramatically decreased.
D. the nation’s debt grew sharply.
10. In 1957 six European nations founded the European Economic Community in order to
A. adopt a standard currency.
B. boycott the Soviet Union.
C. eliminate trade barriers and unify economic policies.
D. influence world oil prices.|||Posting a quiz is a blatant violation of the community guidelines.
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2.D
3.A
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HISTORY help please? Ten points.........?
1. The United States was alarmed by Soviet control of Eastern Europe at the end of World War II because
A. the Soviets had installed missiles in many of those countries.
B. officials believed Germany should control the area.
C. officials believed Soviet expansion would not stop at Eastern Europe.
D. U.S. officials had wanted to control the natural resources located there.
2. Which Allied country received the largest share of German reparations after World War II?
A. the United States
B. France
C. England
D. the Soviet Union
3. Soviets blocked land, rail, and water routes into West Berlin in 1948 in order to
A. force the West to leave Berlin.
B. topple Hitler from power.
C. put down a dangerous uprising in East Berlin.
D. keep Nazis from escaping the city.
4. What significant event took place in 1955 that would further divde the two sides of the Cold War?
A. The Soviet Union created a blockade of West Berlin.
B. The North Koreans attacked South Korea.
C. The Soviet Union and Eastern European communist nations formed the Warsaw Pact.
D. The Soviet Union successfully tested an atomic bomb for the first time.
5. What was the goal of the United States when it went to war in Korea?
A. To end communism in Korea and China
B. To contain Communist expansion
C. To build up the United Nations
D. To eliminate Soviet nuclear missile sites in North Korea
6. One effect of the arms race was
A. increased domestic spending in the United States.
B. an ever-present threat of nuclear war.
C. the division of Europe into four zones of occupation.
D. the United States鈥?launching of the Marshall Plan.
7. The Marshall Plan was created for many reasons. Which statement is NOT a reason that the Marshall Plan was created?
A. To keep more European countries from turning to communism
B. To make sure countries that accepted assistance would support the Allied powers in future military conflicts
C. To restore the normal economic health of Europe
D. To supply food and other essentials to European countries that did not have funds to pay for them after World War II
8. What led to the Test Ban Treaty?
A. The Bay of Pigs invasion
B. The construction of the Berlin Wall
C. The Cuban missile crisis
D. The Korean War
9. The United States experienced a severe economic slowdown in the 1970s because
A. Americans bought more and more consumer goods.
B. the cost of energy dramatically increased.
C. the cost of energy dramatically decreased.
D. the nation鈥檚 debt grew sharply.
10. In 1957 six European nations founded the European Economic Community in order to
A. adopt a standard currency.
B. boycott the Soviet Union.
C. eliminate trade barriers and unify economic policies.
D. influence world oil prices.|||The answers are definitely
1: C
2: B
3: A
4: C
5: B
6: B
7: B
8: C
9: B
10: C|||#2 is NOT France.
it is The Soviet Union.
|||d, c. d, c, b, d, a,b, b, c|||I understand you need to do your homework for school and I think just some basic research on the Cold War will accomplish this for you most of these answers would even be included in an encyclopedia. I'm not going to do your homework for you and you will think this reason will sound really lame, I know you think you will never get out of school and this is all for nothing so why not have someone else do it, but the fact of the matter is you only get to be in school for a short time, learning things and experiencing things before your primary task is one of responsibility. Take that advantage now and don't cheat yourself, because in addition when you get to college this will catch up with you and not knowing how to do research will plague you in nearly every discipline, so good luck and learn something about the cold war.
A. the Soviets had installed missiles in many of those countries.
B. officials believed Germany should control the area.
C. officials believed Soviet expansion would not stop at Eastern Europe.
D. U.S. officials had wanted to control the natural resources located there.
2. Which Allied country received the largest share of German reparations after World War II?
A. the United States
B. France
C. England
D. the Soviet Union
3. Soviets blocked land, rail, and water routes into West Berlin in 1948 in order to
A. force the West to leave Berlin.
B. topple Hitler from power.
C. put down a dangerous uprising in East Berlin.
D. keep Nazis from escaping the city.
4. What significant event took place in 1955 that would further divde the two sides of the Cold War?
A. The Soviet Union created a blockade of West Berlin.
B. The North Koreans attacked South Korea.
C. The Soviet Union and Eastern European communist nations formed the Warsaw Pact.
D. The Soviet Union successfully tested an atomic bomb for the first time.
5. What was the goal of the United States when it went to war in Korea?
A. To end communism in Korea and China
B. To contain Communist expansion
C. To build up the United Nations
D. To eliminate Soviet nuclear missile sites in North Korea
6. One effect of the arms race was
A. increased domestic spending in the United States.
B. an ever-present threat of nuclear war.
C. the division of Europe into four zones of occupation.
D. the United States鈥?launching of the Marshall Plan.
7. The Marshall Plan was created for many reasons. Which statement is NOT a reason that the Marshall Plan was created?
A. To keep more European countries from turning to communism
B. To make sure countries that accepted assistance would support the Allied powers in future military conflicts
C. To restore the normal economic health of Europe
D. To supply food and other essentials to European countries that did not have funds to pay for them after World War II
8. What led to the Test Ban Treaty?
A. The Bay of Pigs invasion
B. The construction of the Berlin Wall
C. The Cuban missile crisis
D. The Korean War
9. The United States experienced a severe economic slowdown in the 1970s because
A. Americans bought more and more consumer goods.
B. the cost of energy dramatically increased.
C. the cost of energy dramatically decreased.
D. the nation鈥檚 debt grew sharply.
10. In 1957 six European nations founded the European Economic Community in order to
A. adopt a standard currency.
B. boycott the Soviet Union.
C. eliminate trade barriers and unify economic policies.
D. influence world oil prices.|||The answers are definitely
1: C
2: B
3: A
4: C
5: B
6: B
7: B
8: C
9: B
10: C|||#2 is NOT France.
it is The Soviet Union.
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|||d, c. d, c, b, d, a,b, b, c|||I understand you need to do your homework for school and I think just some basic research on the Cold War will accomplish this for you most of these answers would even be included in an encyclopedia. I'm not going to do your homework for you and you will think this reason will sound really lame, I know you think you will never get out of school and this is all for nothing so why not have someone else do it, but the fact of the matter is you only get to be in school for a short time, learning things and experiencing things before your primary task is one of responsibility. Take that advantage now and don't cheat yourself, because in addition when you get to college this will catch up with you and not knowing how to do research will plague you in nearly every discipline, so good luck and learn something about the cold war.
Could olympics undo the Global Economy?
Right now there is a huge problem with the global banking system which is threaten by a potential default by the debt-laden Greece that could cascade throughout the EU, and the world. This Debt can be traced back to the 2004 Olympics, which cost the country 15 billion dollars.
The Olympic Committee was thrilled by the lavish spending that Greece did, but in the end, it cost Greece triple as much as they anticipated for. Now most Germans are in favor of dumping Greece from the EU, rather than bail them out and in a economic circles, this type of unstable situation is called a "contagion". and the huge problem is that , Some European banks ----hold part of the Greek debt and some might become bankrupt.
Now the real question arise--- the next city up for the Olympic will be London, where projected have already costs them four times above original estimates (more than $15 billion). Some people believe they will eventually top 20 billion, and this is with Olympic planners that are already drastically going smaller on facilities due to collapsing support from private partners and the ongoing credit crisis.
Do you think Olympics are a good thing or a bad thing? when knowing once the games are over in a country that country will be in debt, billions of dollars.|||The difference and problem between greece and the UK has to do with monetary policy. Greece as part of the EU and on the Euro can not just fire up the printing presses and inflate their currency out of this mess. They have to lie in the bed they made. Which is the fundamental flaw in the Euro since each country's economy is still autonomous.
In the UK the % of GDP spent on the olympics is far far less so the impact is irrelevant. However even if you assume they spent 50% of their GDP on the olympics they could still just print up more Pounds (via the central bank interest rates, borrowing/lending etc) to get out of the mess (though inflation would be awful).
Good or bad is a question for philosophers, not economics. Are the games worth it? Yes, because we keep holding them and the aggregate happiness shared by the world is larger than then dollars spent to deliver them. When that shifts then they will cease just like trade in any other good.
The Olympic Committee was thrilled by the lavish spending that Greece did, but in the end, it cost Greece triple as much as they anticipated for. Now most Germans are in favor of dumping Greece from the EU, rather than bail them out and in a economic circles, this type of unstable situation is called a "contagion". and the huge problem is that , Some European banks ----hold part of the Greek debt and some might become bankrupt.
Now the real question arise--- the next city up for the Olympic will be London, where projected have already costs them four times above original estimates (more than $15 billion). Some people believe they will eventually top 20 billion, and this is with Olympic planners that are already drastically going smaller on facilities due to collapsing support from private partners and the ongoing credit crisis.
Do you think Olympics are a good thing or a bad thing? when knowing once the games are over in a country that country will be in debt, billions of dollars.|||The difference and problem between greece and the UK has to do with monetary policy. Greece as part of the EU and on the Euro can not just fire up the printing presses and inflate their currency out of this mess. They have to lie in the bed they made. Which is the fundamental flaw in the Euro since each country's economy is still autonomous.
In the UK the % of GDP spent on the olympics is far far less so the impact is irrelevant. However even if you assume they spent 50% of their GDP on the olympics they could still just print up more Pounds (via the central bank interest rates, borrowing/lending etc) to get out of the mess (though inflation would be awful).
Good or bad is a question for philosophers, not economics. Are the games worth it? Yes, because we keep holding them and the aggregate happiness shared by the world is larger than then dollars spent to deliver them. When that shifts then they will cease just like trade in any other good.
Are we kidding ourselves about wind power?
Are you sitting around thinking wind power is part of our future? Maybe it's time to think again. GE, Siemens, Vestas et. al. have raped European taxpayers and are doing the same in the United States. You just don't hear about it.
"The voices of Kamaoa cry out their warning as a new batch of colonists, having looted the taxpayers of Spain, Portugal, and Greece, seeks to expand upon their multi-billion-dollar foothold half a world away on the shores of the distant Potomac River. European wind developers are fleeing the EU's expiring wind subsidies, shuttering factories, laying off workers, and leaving billions of Euros of sovereign debt and a continent-wide financial crisis in their wake. But their game is not over. Already they are tapping a new vein of lucre from the taxpayers and ratepayers of the United States."
From "Wind Energy's Ghosts":
http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/02/w鈥?/a>
Are wind farms financially sustainable on their own?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/鈥?/a>
Should wind be permitted on the grid in places where winds are not strong or sustainable enough to support it? Can wind support the voltage level required for the grid to be stable? What happens when wind speeds are low, causing farms to act like capacitors and exposing the transmission system to failures? Is it even a viable base load source - and what quick response generators must be used when the wind dies down?
Before you get upset about this being some sort of ideological rant, please note that I have invested my own time, energy and some money into wind power, and attended Windpower 2009 in Chicago last year.|||As much as we are kidding ourselves about solar power in the north. Such as the $700,000 total green house they built in the Detroit area but couldn't open because the solar panels didn't get enough sun. Well gee....it's not like Michigan weather has changed much ...so you wonder why someone didn't think that one through a bit more.|||By itself, it is not enough. Combined with other energy sources it is not bad. If we were to drill here and drill now we would be better off.|||wind, solar geothermal, etc. are just drops in the bucket, under some circumstances they make sense, like for Call Boxes where it would be too costly to run power to or to power electric pumps to pump water from a well
the only sensible answer to our energy needs is nuclear, the technology now exist to have gas cooled reactors which is much safer than liquid cooled, there is zero emissions, it is cheap and would help reduce our dependency on other countries, also clean cheap electricity would make hydrogen powered vehicles practical|||Wind power is not sufficient, by itself, to provide all the electricity we need. There's no doubt about that. We need to stop burning fossil fuels and we desperately need something to replace fossil-fuel-fired electricity generation with. Ideally, we should also greatly reduce our consumption of power, there are many ways we can do that, but there seems little will.
Surely wind power can be regulated before it leaves the wind farm, so that it does not "expose the transmission system to failures"; I'm pretty sure that does happen here in Australia.
Wind power (particularly in Australia), and sustainability, are subjects that have interested me for a long time; hence the pages mentioned in my sources.
"The voices of Kamaoa cry out their warning as a new batch of colonists, having looted the taxpayers of Spain, Portugal, and Greece, seeks to expand upon their multi-billion-dollar foothold half a world away on the shores of the distant Potomac River. European wind developers are fleeing the EU's expiring wind subsidies, shuttering factories, laying off workers, and leaving billions of Euros of sovereign debt and a continent-wide financial crisis in their wake. But their game is not over. Already they are tapping a new vein of lucre from the taxpayers and ratepayers of the United States."
From "Wind Energy's Ghosts":
http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/02/w鈥?/a>
Are wind farms financially sustainable on their own?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/鈥?/a>
Should wind be permitted on the grid in places where winds are not strong or sustainable enough to support it? Can wind support the voltage level required for the grid to be stable? What happens when wind speeds are low, causing farms to act like capacitors and exposing the transmission system to failures? Is it even a viable base load source - and what quick response generators must be used when the wind dies down?
Before you get upset about this being some sort of ideological rant, please note that I have invested my own time, energy and some money into wind power, and attended Windpower 2009 in Chicago last year.|||As much as we are kidding ourselves about solar power in the north. Such as the $700,000 total green house they built in the Detroit area but couldn't open because the solar panels didn't get enough sun. Well gee....it's not like Michigan weather has changed much ...so you wonder why someone didn't think that one through a bit more.|||By itself, it is not enough. Combined with other energy sources it is not bad. If we were to drill here and drill now we would be better off.|||wind, solar geothermal, etc. are just drops in the bucket, under some circumstances they make sense, like for Call Boxes where it would be too costly to run power to or to power electric pumps to pump water from a well
the only sensible answer to our energy needs is nuclear, the technology now exist to have gas cooled reactors which is much safer than liquid cooled, there is zero emissions, it is cheap and would help reduce our dependency on other countries, also clean cheap electricity would make hydrogen powered vehicles practical|||Wind power is not sufficient, by itself, to provide all the electricity we need. There's no doubt about that. We need to stop burning fossil fuels and we desperately need something to replace fossil-fuel-fired electricity generation with. Ideally, we should also greatly reduce our consumption of power, there are many ways we can do that, but there seems little will.
Surely wind power can be regulated before it leaves the wind farm, so that it does not "expose the transmission system to failures"; I'm pretty sure that does happen here in Australia.
Wind power (particularly in Australia), and sustainability, are subjects that have interested me for a long time; hence the pages mentioned in my sources.
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