EU mulls beefing up energy savings policy | EurActiv
Think of all the new jobs that will be generated if we force everyone to switch to something new! There will be millions of high-tech design jobs! There will be lots of good, high-paying union jobs in removing the old, hazardous wheels, jobs that can't be outsourced! The new technology will reduce roadkill, reduce rubber and steel usage, and save us all a lot of money!
Frauke Thies, Greenpeace EU's energy policy adviser, argued that it is "probably cheaper" to choose a 100% renewable energy supply than to retain a mix that requires combining renewables with inflexible systems such as nuclear, which can be technically challenging.Following this line of thinking, why not immediately ban the wheel as well? Haven't we just about reached the limit of innovation for this outdated, expensive technology? When wheels run over people, aren't they dangerous?
"Coal and nuclear energy are dead weights for innovation, but renewables can deliver new technologies, jobs and energy security. To unlock this potential, the Commission must study the benefits and feasibility of a 100% green energy future," she said.
Think of all the new jobs that will be generated if we force everyone to switch to something new! There will be millions of high-tech design jobs! There will be lots of good, high-paying union jobs in removing the old, hazardous wheels, jobs that can't be outsourced! The new technology will reduce roadkill, reduce rubber and steel usage, and save us all a lot of money!
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What they mean by inflexibility is the fact that coal/gas/nuclear plants have to be kept in spinning reserve all the time, in case the wind stops blowing for wind turbines or the sun goes behind a cloud for solar panels.
So basically they blame their own inflexibility (unability to provide power when needed) on the inflexibility of the backup generators. They bite the hand that feeds them.
Defending the use of the wheel are you Tom? You're obviously in the pocket of "Big Rubber".
Bravo. You win the SOYLENT GREEN snark award for Monday.
http://cbullitt.wordpress.com/2010/07/12/greenpeace-to-eu-lets-use-100-fictional-power/
Interesting Tom. I'm all for new technology that's eco-friendly. The earth can only take so much of the emissions emitted by gas/oil based engines and manufacturing.
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