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• First Floating wind turbine in North America launched here..............
  • Fantastic!
    • Nat, I love the idea of wind and solar power, but ...
      • I don't think these will be spread out much.
        • Tom, 2940 of things would be a really big "farm"!
          • Steve, I think you're in a box on this.
            • First of all, I'm all in favor of wind as an
              • Tom, I'm not aiming this at you. It might have sounded
                • I know. You need to realize the negatives sides.
                  • Like I said, it's been comming sinse 1972.
                    • You have all the answers already. We're just exploring the questions.
                    • Sit back and wait?
                      • Corner what?
                      • No, don't sit back and wait! Look,
      • Usually these are place in unnavigable waters...
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      • This model is part of a pilot program to launch 3 offshore turbines.
      • Yes, I want these floating around
        • +1 and I think they're beautiful
        • I'm sorry, I just shot from the hip last night. The real number
          • My thoughts
            • A question for you; where did you get your numbers from
              • No one is saying that any one wind farm
                • No one except you
            • How about marine birds?
              • Sea Birds
              • One of my best friends is an Ornithologist engaged in this area.
                • Seabird mortality
          • Let's face it, we reproduce 'bout like rabbits, everyone wants an air conditioner and lights.....
            • sad commentary, but true
    • Actually, it's more like 2940 of them
      • It could get interesting in a hurricane
      • Absolutely. I don't subcribe to the all wind argument.
      • No one is saying that these will be equivalent or replace..
  • I think that the "working water front" aspect...
    • I agree, Nat.
  • I am in support of wind farms.....both on shore, off shore
  • Errrr...not to be a wet blanket but....
    • They freeze the electricity into big blocks
      • Only winter harvesting, I've read.
        • Environmentalists