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burfman

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2. Thanks for sharing the paper - didn't think the potential was that quite that big!

Reply to CentralMass (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 11:26 PM

Dec 2016

Pretty Awesome! Potential exists to power 1/3 of the country with off shore wind power on the east coast. Some day soon we could be enjoying our air conditioning powered mostly with wind power. Much better than firing up the extra fossil fuel plants to keep cool in the summer.

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Offshore wind, which Trump fought in Scotland, is finally up and running in the U.S. [View all] burfman Dec 2016 OP

The potential energy of offshore wind on the eastern seaboard of the US is huge. CentralMass Dec 2016 #1

Thanks for sharing the paper - didn't think the potential was that quite that big! burfman Dec 2016 #2

Let's keep it for ourselves Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #3

We don't need it, thank you. We are WAY ahead of five lousy windmills. Midnight Writer Dec 2016 #5

the only reason I say "fuck the rust belt" is BECAUSE of the election Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #6

I think the reason U say "fuck the rust belt" is because you and yours don't live here. Midnight Writer Dec 2016 #7

k let's do that Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #8

Its all good but Offshore wind has a greater kinectic energy. CentralMass Dec 2016 #10

Trump was only against it to keep his sensitive pigeons from having to see ugly things jmowreader Dec 2016 #4

Nice!!! C Moon Dec 2016 #9