Another dead whale today …..

[AndrewT]

Guys, you’re not going to change Blind Faith’s, I mean Blind Sheep’s, sorry * Blind Squirrel’s* mind no matter how much sense you make

[Blind Squirrel]

Originally Posted by hammer4reel

Research it a little more . Half the companies are showing billion dollar loses .
Pilot projects here in the US didn’t last 5 years .
They also don’t produce electricity over 10 knots , and go into free spin , just creating wear and tear on the equipment .
Only thing green about them is the money that’s being stolen .
HUGE difference in on shore VS offshore applications .
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Single-industry startup companies that show billion-dollar losses don't stay in business very long, and the wind turbine industry's here to stay. There's nothing green about deadly heat waves and droughts, massive year-'round wildfires, more frequent tornadoes, inland & coastal flooding, warming oceans, more powerful hurricanes, and most other consequences of human-induced climate change, but disappearing ice cover does lead to new plant growth at a cost.
No technology starts out perfect, but green energy from more than one source is already very effectively addressing our worsening climate crisis in nations worldwide...
11 COUNTRIES LEADING THE CHARGE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY

[Blind Squirrel]

Originally Posted by AndrewT

Guys, you’re not going to change Blind Faith’s, I mean Blind Sheep’s, sorry * Blind Squirrel’s* mind no matter how much sense you make

"Even a Blind Squirrel finds a nut once in a while," but it's unreasonable to expect us to find imaginary ones.

[hammer4reel]

Originally Posted by Blind Squirrel

Single-industry startup companies that show billion-dollar losses don't stay in business very long, and the wind turbine industry's here to stay. There's nothing green about deadly heat waves and droughts, massive year-'round wildfires, more frequent tornadoes, inland & coastal flooding, warming oceans, more powerful hurricanes, and most other consequences of human-induced climate change, but disappearing ice cover does lead to new plant growth at a cost.
No technology starts out perfect, but green energy from more than one source is already very effectively addressing our climate crisis in nations worldwide...
11 COUNTRIES LEADING THE CHARGE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY

Do you also understand how bad the effects of solar energy is ?
They no longer can put them in existing farm use fields as they have done for the last 2 decades .
The amount if radiation that comes off the panels into the soil makes those fields unusable for food for a 100 years .
That run off is just as bad as burying chemical barrels there that eventually get into the entire ground water system .
They now have to cut down mature woods to make solar fields . Without the trees the air quality goes to shit .
All these supposed green energy prospects have serious downfalls.. .

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[Blind Squirrel]

Originally Posted by hammer4reel

Do you also understand how bad the effects of solar energy is ?
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Do you also understand how bad the effects of human-caused global climate change are? I wasn't around when the first horseless carriages hit the dirt roads, but I hear there were few to no gas stations, mechanics, or other supporting infrastructure.
NASA's first trips into space didn't all go perfectly either...
How Do We Know Climate Change Is Real?
There is unequivocal evidence that Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate. Human activity is the principal cause.
https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/

[hammer4reel]

Originally Posted by Blind Squirrel

Do you also understand how bad the effects of human-caused global climate change are? I wasn't around when the first horseless carriages hit the dirt roads, but I hear there were few to no gas stations, mechanics, or other supporting infrastructure.
NASA's first trips into space didn't all go perfectly either...
How Do We Know Climate Change Is Real?
There is unequivocal evidence that Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate. Human activity is the principal cause.
https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/

All those things don’t make the new green stuff better .

And as far as all this electric generation goes . I don’t need to read articles .

I have built it in every phase and style .

We have built billions of dollars of CUP , generation stations, cogens, solar fields etc .
Solar and offshore wind are two of the worst .

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[Exit135]

What does this topic have to do with saltwater fishing in New Jersey?

[frugalfisherman]

I've got the solution. Whale blubber fueled generators.

[hammer4reel]

Originally Posted by Exit135

What does this topic have to do with saltwater fishing in New Jersey?

There is a ton of info how this is all going to affect our fishery here , in huge ways .
A little research you will see how drastic it will be

[bulletbob]

Originally Posted by Exit135

What does this topic have to do with saltwater fishing in New Jersey?

an awful lot...
1- the windmills will be in NJ IN the ocean where everyone here goes fishing

2- There seem to be HORRIBLE environmental consequences already.. Whales turning up dead constantly .. in NJ saltwater, where everyone here goes fishing.

3- Its a reasonable discourse on the environmental impact to the fishery in NJ saltwater.. where everyone here goes fishing...

I was one that was all for those huge towers going up, and felt[still do] that a few years down the road, they would nurture spectacular fishing never seen before in NJ, for not only bottom species, but for pelagics/sharks etc..

Like what the anglers in the Gulf experience around the oil rigs..

My opinion was based around the structure of the towers once installed of course, and the massive influx of life any large structure in the ocean typically provides... Right now, I am kind of in the middle.. I see exactly why the opponents of the wind farms are concerned about.. I have the same concerns and feel that the echo soundings ARE killing those whales.. No doubt in my mind... Also who knows whats happening to the sea life on bottom, that doesn't wash up on beaches.. Might be utter destruction down there for all we know... Still, once up, I feel those towers will provide spectacular fishing, IF anglers have proper access.. Lately, I am not sure what to think, but for now, just surveying is killing a lot of marine life.... bob