The headline says it all...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-florence-crippled-electricity-and-coal-solar-and-wind-were-back-the-next-day/
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When we let politics trump science, people are needlessly put in harm's way. http://arstechnica.com/science/2017/01/self-censoring-fears...
Craig Froehle Looks like Hurricanes are a sexy subject these days, but on a side note, Florence has set a record for the most pollution spread by a single storm, between the agriculture and energy industries.
ReplyDeleteMac Baird People must be asking themselves how much would this cost to clean up if anybody had any intention of cleaning it up?
ReplyDeleteHow much of that pollution was solar?
How much of that pollution was wind?
That is exactly the point!
Charles-A Rovira That pollution was from flooding.
ReplyDeleteMac Baird No, the water on the land was from flooding. The pollution was from fossil fuels.
ReplyDeleteCharles-A Rovira A chicken and egg question.
ReplyDeleteThe headline's incoherent. Electricity comes from coal, solar, wind, etc.
ReplyDeleteMac Baird Well, there aren't any more chickens or eggs cause they drowned along with all the pigs, so what's for supper?
ReplyDeleteDaniel J. Stern the headline is unfortunately written by someone with an average IQ. It means that if you were relying on solar or wind to generate electricity, it came back. If you were relying on fossil fuels, you're going to be in the dark a long time.
ReplyDeleteCharles-A Rovira Oh, I know what it meant. But that's not what it says or implies or suggests.
ReplyDeleteWatch this:
Florence Crippled Coal Power Plants -- Solar, Wind Were Back The Next Day
Two fewer words, says what it means, means what it says.
Charles-A Rovira The chicken and egg reference was regarding the initial fossil fuel pollution of the atmosphere, which eventually contributed to ever greater humidity and precipitation in recent storms, which caused the flooding that resulted in thousands of dead animals, agricultural nutrient and waste runoff, coal ash and mining waste pollution in the rivers, as well as the shutdown of a number of power plants and destruction of electrical grid infrastructure.
ReplyDeleteThere are 4 issues 1. Business Cycle. 2. Disaster Plan . Trade Winds 4. Resource Plans. Various Renewable energies are good options for Nations while the Resource Recuperation occurs as part of Resource Planning of some countries. How ever when the Disaster Plans include " massive " building industry activities" in steel and concrete and Sand mining- then " Trade Links" are established between The underdeveloped country from where the metal and concrete are being mined and environment is being debated yet. Hence trade links Leads to "Trade Winds" -- which brings "Winds of Change". If the winds of change are turbulent depending on the conditions of underdeveloped country..linked to Trade..then Storms may turn into Disaster. Hence Disaster Preparedness should be less resource intensive and not dependent on massive building industry activities such as Dams. Wind as renewable energy may be a good option though in Recovering from disaster, as Winds of change are a Constant for development process.
ReplyDeleteWith every extreme weather disaster, the ratio of climate change denial shifts toward more acceptance. That acceptance needs to step up and vote for the change they want.
ReplyDeletesciencedaily.com - Adoption of green stormwater infrastructure rises after floods
Good morning
ReplyDelete+Charles-A Rovira Oh, I know what it meant. But that's not what it says or implies or suggests.
ReplyDeleteWatch this:
Florence Crippled Coal Power Plants -- Solar, Wind Were Back The Next Day
Two fewer words, says what it means, means what it says.
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