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Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?: Maybe--But Not Sure What to Organize

Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:: Raising camelina, Solar hot water heating, hydronic radiant floor heat, B.S. Mechanical Engineer

At 2:34pm on August 17, 2008, Daryl Oster said…: Mike, with your engineering and science experience I thought you might want to visit my page.
TRANSPORTATION is the master key to basic survival, and the cornerstone of the economy. We all know that transportation presently depends on oil production, and oil production is peaking. We must focus first on transportation – it is the highest priority. The PickensPlan to transition vehicles to natural gas is a great start toward 100% energy independence, but is a stop-gap measure till we can transition to all electric transportation. Electric energy is strained without adding transportation demands; so we must focus on drastic efficiency improvement.

Evacuated Tube Transport (ETT) is a patented technology where travel occurs without air friction or rolling resistance (like “Space Travel on Earth”); ETT can accomplish 50 times more transportation per kWh (or carbon credit) than electric cars or trains. ETT is silent, low cost, safe, faster than jets, a fourth the cost of freeways (yet over 10 times the capacity), and is electric so it can make maximum use of wind or PV power. I invite you to visit my page or the ETT group, and learn more about ETT.

At 7:18pm on July 17, 2008, Mike A said…: http://www.montana.windprojects.com/

At 12:21am on July 17, 2008, Colorado Bob said…: Mike,

Thanks for the note from Montana. I have a Pomey's Pillar cap. I cried when I saw the head of navigation at Ft Benton ....... I was deep into western history by that time, and could almost hear the whistle of the Far West as she made her way pass the last snag on the Missouri.

I'm working on that map. Send me pictures of that wind farm with the details etc.
Aidos