Mar 2
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PROTEKT YO SELF
Too many snacks make American kids fat. And dumb and slow. Ok just fat.
I’m disappointed in America, with what’s going on.
- China is KILLING us in Energy Policy. Melissa’s work at FERC is making that painfully obvious to me. The next few years will make it obvious to you.
- Obama’s murder of the US Space program. Where do you think all of your nice technologies, from microprocessors to solar panels to synthetic fabrics to your friggin coffee thermos came from? NASA! What inspired generations of us to become scientists and engineers? Most will answer, the novelty and challenge of space, shows like Star Wars, Star Trek, etc.
- Tea Party movement… give me a friggin break. People are stupid enough to listen to this crap? You fools started these wars, where the defense budget eats more than half of our national spending. Now you’re suddenly so worried about health care?
UGH.
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To add to the concern on USA falling behind on energy policy check out this video of a presentation that Chairman Wellinghoff of FERC gave at the Renewable Energy World Forum, a few days ago(http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid6801356001?bctid=68284750001 see near min 20 the high voltage transmission lines that China is building). During the first 18 mins he describes the challenges that USA faces in integrating renewable energy to our transmission grids. The main issue is lack of transmission to connect remote resources to load or market. 70% of our renewable resources are 150 miles away from market. Getting transmission built in this country is no easy task considering the many jurisdictions that developers have to deal with. The country needs to resolve issues of transmission cost allocation, transmission siting and transmission planning. These issues have traditionally been viewed or addressed on a local or state basis but now we need to look at them from an interconnection wide view and accordingly develop a national policy. Localities and States need to consider the long-term and the nation as a whole, and not just look after their own short-term individual interests.