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Subject: Re: renewable energy
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Date: Thu, 4-Apr-85 08:14:04 EST
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You could also consider wood as a renewable
energy source, right?  I would hate to have to
go in that direction though.  I like tidal action
as an energy source for coastal areas.  Then again,
how about wave action along the shore?  For smaller
uses, the wind is a renewable energy source.
How about a large fan on the front of your car?
Use batteries to get going and then use the
fan to recharge your batteries.  How about deep
well thermal energy?  They use it in California
to generate power.  Dig a VERY deep well, pump
water down, get steam back, turn a generator.
Simple,huh?  Instead of great big power plants,
how about small, self contained, local units to
serve an small area using one of the energy
sources above?  In order to cut down on the
use of non-renewable resources, we should
perhaps localize using available resouces which
do not pollute or use that which we are losing.

There are all kinds of ways to produce smaller
amounts of power.  We should be using them where
they are available, thus cutting down on their
(not their, the) use of giant producers.

I'm just a dreamer who wishes for a windmill.  CHARGE!!!!
T. C. Wheeler