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wtmusic

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27. Every wind farm's bastard brother you're not supposed to know about.

Reply to miyazaki (Reply #25)

Sun Jul 28, 2013, 10:46 PM

Jul 2013

"Wind is carbon-free energy." Maybe, but the 800 megawatt gas peaker plant that backs it up isn't.

Driving through San Gorgonio makes me ill. Those thousands of idle turbines rusting in the sun will still be there 200 years from now, their only legit purpose as a tax dodge long forgotten.

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San Onofre, fixable for free, will now cost CA ratepayers $13.6 BILLION to replace [View all] wtmusic Jul 2013 OP

Actually they closed it because they were caught red handed lying to regulators kristopher Jul 2013 #1

While Eco-Terrorist may see this as a Victory FreakinDJ Jul 2013 #7

They closed it because they lied to regulators about major safety issues at a nuclear plant. kristopher Jul 2013 #8

You as many Eco-Terrorist have a proven record of "Loose with the Facts" FreakinDJ Jul 2013 #12

CITE PLEASE??? PamW Jul 2013 #16

I'm sorry, I was wrong; It was a letter not an email kristopher Jul 2013 #19

You are aware the damned thing sits in an earthquake fault NV Whino Jul 2013 #2

Nonsense. wtmusic Jul 2013 #4

A big enough quake Control-Z Jul 2013 #9

You're much more likely to die from the quake itself wtmusic Jul 2013 #15

UNWARRENTED Assumption PamW Jul 2013 #24

How close do YOU live Control-Z Jul 2013 #3

About 80 miles north. nt wtmusic Jul 2013 #6

If I lived 80 miles in any direction Control-Z Jul 2013 #10

As always, Pab Sungenis Jul 2013 #11

No bravery required. wtmusic Jul 2013 #14

What a crock of crap. Control-Z Jul 2013 #18

Sentiment in San Clemente is about evenly split wtmusic Jul 2013 #21

The San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm pictured above miyazaki Jul 2013 #25

Every wind farm's bastard brother you're not supposed to know about. wtmusic Jul 2013 #27

I wouldn't care if it was in my backyard. wtmusic Jul 2013 #13

Right. Control-Z Jul 2013 #17

I don't need to tell them anything. wtmusic Jul 2013 #20

Mitsubishi Warranty is an oxymoron n/t Mopar151 Jul 2013 #5

Trading this for fracked gas... hunter Jul 2013 #22

thank you wtmusic Jul 2013 #23

The Carbon Value of San Onofre to the California Grid is Minimal. kristopher Jul 2013 #28

It wouldn't be the same without them Politicalboi Jul 2013 #26