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Do You Support Green Energy?

Do You Support Green Energy?

  • I support green energy and I wish to see it more fully implemented.

    Votes: 12 50.0%
  • I support green energy in theory, but think it needs more research to live up to expectations.

    Votes: 11 45.8%
  • I don't really support green energy, because I don't believe we need it.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • I actively dislike green energy, because I like the energy sources I use now.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Green energy? Is that like when you eat your vegetables?

    Votes: 1 4.2%

  • Total voters
    24

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This is a really simple poll this time: Do you support green energy, and why or why not?

Could be anything from switching from fossil fuels to wind, solar, and nuclear energy, to going for electric cars instead of petrol-based combustion engines. Included as a bonus, recycling and water treatment, etc.

That's it: Go.
 
This is a really simple poll this time: Do you support green energy, and why or why not?

Could be anything from switching from fossil fuels to wind, solar, and nuclear energy, to going for electric cars instead of petrol-based combustion engines. Included as a bonus, recycling and water treatment, etc.

That's it: Go.

When it's convenient, yes I do. I recycle. I don't waste utilities. Don't drive an SUV. That's about it.
 
Conservation is the best way to be "green". Reducing waste, not traveling to excess, keeping heated/cooled spaces to a minimum and as energy efficient as possible all help regardless of the source of the energy involved. Reusing material, repairing things rather than replacing things and planning fewer trips by motor vehicle (by accomplishing more in each trip) can also save energy. I have often wondered why more do not work four, 10 hour days instead of five, 8 hour days in a week if the job requires commuting.
 
I support nuclear power as the main form of energy production. I think it'd be great if every house had a small solar panel and turbine set-up for supplemental energy. It would be cheaper, cleaner, and decentralise the power network, making it more secure. As soon as there's a viable alternative to fossil fuels in cars (hydrogen fuel cell tech seems promising), I'll support that too.
 
This is a really simple poll this time: Do you support green energy, and why or why not?

Could be anything from switching from fossil fuels to wind, solar, and nuclear energy, to going for electric cars instead of petrol-based combustion engines. Included as a bonus, recycling and water treatment, etc.

That's it: Go.

Green Energy is really a fairly tale right now, most of it does not exist without heavy government support and massive taxpayer dollars. Add in the little amount of replacement energy it provides and it is a loser to date
 
I support nuclear power as the main form of energy production. I think it'd be great if every house had a small solar panel and turbine set-up for supplemental energy. It would be cheaper, cleaner, and decentralise the power network, making it more secure. As soon as there's a viable alternative to fossil fuels in cars (hydrogen fuel cell tech seems promising), I'll support that too.

I couldn't agree more -- 80% of France's energy is supplied by nuclear power stations, and they have the lowest energy costs in Europe, not to mention the most stable. By contrast, the Germans have (hopefully temporarily) suspended their nuclear power, and are now having to buy it from... You guessed it, France.
 
I support it, but I realize that it's unaffordable to many people, so I don't support mandating it in any substantial manner. I am a pretty low carbon footprint individual, who likes to recycle, and drives a car which gets better gas mileage than the norm, but I don't expect my personal beliefs to be put into law, and I don't want them to be law.
 
This is a really simple poll this time: Do you support green energy, and why or why not?

Could be anything from switching from fossil fuels to wind, solar, and nuclear energy, to going for electric cars instead of petrol-based combustion engines. Included as a bonus, recycling and water treatment, etc.

That's it: Go.

What do you mean by support? I'm in favor of all innovations that promise the possibility of improving our lives and add utility to our civilization. I believe that these new technologies will be of critical importance in the coming century. That being said I don't support massive subsidization programs for technologies that aren't mature. But I don't have a cultural aversion to solar, electric, or anything of the sort that I think some people reflexively have. I'm convinced that natural gas, oil, and coal will be the prevailing energy sources of the day for at least the next 20-30 years. In that time frame it is entirely possible that battery, solar, new nuclear (or attitudes and economics on nuclear will change and we'll start building them again or perhaps others will), etc technologies will mature to the point of being viable replacements.
 
anonymous polls suck

I support "green energy" when it is cost effective and efficient
 
I'm entirely fine with theoretical green energy once it can be perfected in the future. I am not fine with modern-day green energy boondoggles that are being pushed by liberals as a social agenda. When you can prove that it works and is safe and isn't more wasteful than what we currently have, let me know. Until then, stop being stupid.
 
This is a really simple poll this time: Do you support green energy, and why or why not?

Could be anything from switching from fossil fuels to wind, solar, and nuclear energy, to going for electric cars instead of petrol-based combustion engines. Included as a bonus, recycling and water treatment, etc.

That's it: Go.
I support green energy, but not a puppet liar giving away millions of dollars to his friends under the disguise of creating it.
 
Yes, I plan to paint my SUV's 40 gal gas tank kelly green.
 
I don't believe in Green Energy because it makes my job considerably more difficult. Every time that one of these wind/solar/hydro facilities comes online we have to get it added to all of our maps and make sure all of our field personnel know about it for their safety.
 
I don't believe in Green Energy because it makes my job considerably more difficult. Every time that one of these wind/solar/hydro facilities comes online we have to get it added to all of our maps and make sure all of our field personnel know about it for their safety.

What job makes it necessary to record when dams, turbines, or panels are built?
 
What job makes it necessary to record when dams, turbines, or panels are built?

I work in the Maps & Records Department of a major Electric/Gas utility company. We don't (and aren't allowed) to have our own generation, but for the safety of our workers we need to map the locations of all 500kW and larger generation on some of our maps and even down to 3kW in other systems.
 
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Support it as a supplemental source.

I use as much passive alternative sources as possible... solar for heating water, rain barrels on gravity feed, recycle, reuse, etc.

As Lizzie said, I don't want alternatives to become law. People still need to make their own choices.
 
This is a really simple poll this time: Do you support green energy, and why or why not?

Could be anything from switching from fossil fuels to wind, solar, and nuclear energy, to going for electric cars instead of petrol-based combustion engines. Included as a bonus, recycling and water treatment, etc.

That's it: Go.
I support the concept of people being less dependent on traditional energy sources.
I would be hesitant to use the term "green energy" because it implies concepts outside energy use and conservation.
A friend of mine said the green movement has too much watermelon smell:mrgreen:
Also I would not be too quick to exclude petrol-based combustion engines, as they are most likely to be part of the solution.
(Hydrocarbons can be man made from other energy sources, store well, and we already have an infrastructure in place.)
 
I support green energy and I wish to see it more fully implemented.
 
It depends what is expected from my support.
 
This is a really simple poll this time: Do you support green energy, and why or why not?

Could be anything from switching from fossil fuels to wind, solar, and nuclear energy, to going for electric cars instead of petrol-based combustion engines. Included as a bonus, recycling and water treatment, etc.

That's it: Go.

Poll is simple. But the answer is complicated. What is a "green" energy? How much is it really worth it, without government subsidies? And does it exist in reality?
 
I support green energy but mainly not for environmental reasons. I wish to see it more fully implemented and also think more R&D needs to happen but as its more fully implemented, that very factor is driving more R&D.

Much of the green energy offerings are like all new technology we've seen, a bit pricey at first. PC, cell phones, HDTVs, digital cameras, etc. Although I might not be 100% on board with their motives, I honor and thank those with greater means than me for their investment in these new technologies. Because of their purchases today, purchases in green technology for myself and others will be more affordable tomorrow. I also support government incentives to encourage green energy sector growth as I would have supported the Interstate Highway System and NASA.
 
i fully support it. there's a giant wind farm right next to my town.
 
This is a really simple poll this time: Do you support green energy, and why or why not?

Could be anything from switching from fossil fuels to wind, solar, and nuclear energy, to going for electric cars instead of petrol-based combustion engines. Included as a bonus, recycling and water treatment, etc.

That's it: Go.


For those who live in the country or rural areas electric cars are a joke. Wind power, as a kid we had a wind mill that pumped water out of our well. But wind was very unreliable and we switched over to a jet pump. I can go 300 miles or more on a tank of gas, spend 5 minutes filling the tank back up and go another 300. I think before I would by an electric car it would have to be able to do the same. It would have to be priced about the same also. I'll not pay 50,000 for something that uses less gas, hybrid or something like that when I can spend 20,000 and get an old fashioned car.

I think green energy may have a future, but its future is a long way away. I also firmly believe its fate should be determined by supply and demand and not some dumb law or regulation coming from Washington. I will support green energy is it is convenient, cheat or at least costs about the same to install and run as what I use today and is easy to use. That it lasts and repairs are not needed on a daily basis.

Recycling I will address later.
 
This is a really simple poll this time: Do you support green energy, and why or why not?

Could be anything from switching from fossil fuels to wind, solar, and nuclear energy, to going for electric cars instead of petrol-based combustion engines. Included as a bonus, recycling and water treatment, etc.

That's it: Go.

You didn't give an option for people like me. I am all for green energy winning over the market by being a better value than traditional energy. I just don't think that being labeled "green", however, is sufficient reason to pay more for it. When green energy is a more cost effective alternative to more traditional energy sources, the market will overwhelmingly accept it.
 
This is a really simple poll this time: Do you support green energy, and why or why not?

Could be anything from switching from fossil fuels to wind, solar, and nuclear energy, to going for electric cars instead of petrol-based combustion engines. Included as a bonus, recycling and water treatment, etc.

That's it: Go.

Here is something to think about between today and yesterday, say the 1950's on being green and recycling. It is a cute read and I can remember everything this says.
BEING GREEN!


Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the much older woman, that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment.


The woman apologized and explained, "We didn't have this 'green thing' back in my earlier days."


The young clerk responded, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations.


She was right - our generation didn't have the 'green thing' in its day.


Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were recycled.


But we didn't have the 'green thing' back in our day.


Grocery stores bagged our groceries in brown paper bags, that we reused for numerous things, most memorable besides household garbage bags, was the use of brown paper bags as book covers for our schoolbooks. This was to ensure that public property, (the books provided for our use by the school) was not defaced by our scribblings. Then we were able to personalize our books on the brown paper bags.


But too bad we didn't do the 'green thing' back then.


We walked up stairs, because we didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go two blocks.


But she was right. We didn't have the 'green thing' in our day.


Back then, we washed the baby's diapers because we didn't have the throwaway kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy-gobbling machine burning up 220 volts -- wind and solar power really did dry our clothes back in our early days. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing.


But that young lady is right; we didn't have the 'green thing' back in our day.


Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house -- not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief (remember them?), not a screen the size of the state of Montana. In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity.


But she's right; we didn't have the 'green thing' back then.


We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull.


But we didn't have the 'green thing' back then.


Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service in the family's $45,000 SUV or van, which cost what a whole house did before the 'green thing.' We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 23,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest burger joint.


But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn't have the 'green thing' back then?


Please forward this on to another selfish old person who needs a lesson in conservation from a smartass young person...


We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to piss us off... especially from a tattooed, multiple pierced smartass who can't make change without the cash register telling them how much.
 
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