And so it begins, in earnest

[nightfighter]

Another view from my street, across the harbor.

[SilverKing]

Show me the science behind wind farms as a cost effective source of green energy. The the ROI is a wash. The impact on the environment to harvest the material (which mostly come from China which also stole the intellectual properties from the US) and on our ocean is shameful....where are all the environmental studies????

[zimmy]

Originally Posted by SilverKing

Show me the science behind wind farms as a cost effective source of green energy. The the ROI is a wash. The impact on the environment to harvest the material (which mostly come from China which also stole the intellectual properties from the US) and on our ocean is shameful....where are all the environmental studies????

There are tons of studies on both the environmental impact of turbines and economic analyses of life cycle costs. If you have access to professional journals you can read until your eyes hurt. I'm sure there are plenty of abstracts available for free on the interwebs, too.

Somewhat an aside, the father of a kid I coach works in "the oil industry." He was transferred from Houston to Connecticut to work on the wind project off of Montauk.

[wdmso]

Originally Posted by nightfighter

Another view from my street, across the harbor.

Providence river is loaded with support ships like these .. up close they were built specifically for the job