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We had an interest presentation at a BNS meeting several years ago by Fred =
Archibald, if memory serves. He showed that using the same technology that =
has been at use in at a solar power plant built in the 1970s or 1980s that =
one could produce enough power for the continent by covering about 10% of N=
evada.
I'm on my way back from visiting a friend in Windsor Ont. and there are sol=
ar panels as well as wind turbines all over the area, mostly in farm fields=
. From the observation tower at one conservation area near Lake St. Clair I=
counted well over 70 wind turbines, all slowly spinning in the breeze. It =
was quite lovely to look at, from my point of view. What was the province's=
largest solar array (two years ago, that may no longer be the case) is als=
o in Essex County, and is quite impressive as well.
Patrick
Sent from my iPad on a Via Rail train.
On May 2, 2014, at 10:45 AM, "David & Alison Webster" <dwebster@glinx.com<m=
ailto:dwebster@glinx.com>> wrote:
Hi All, May 2, 2014
Movements of this type would be far more effective if they were united =
in both what they are for and in what they are against. It is all very well=
to be against use of oil, coal, wood, wind and water but in the real world=
one must chose the lesser of available evils which are, hands down, sun, w=
ood, wind and water.
To paraphrase Shakespere, the fault lies in ourselves, not in the pipes=
, that we are oil pigs.
According to conventional wisdom, one can use wind for only about 30% o=
f need; whereas with planning and enough towers it could satisfy all electr=
ical demand by the simple expedient of pumping water uphill when wind power=
was excessive and using this potential energy for hydro power when wind wa=
s slack.
Due to a failure in Federal leadership, going way back, we have a multi=
tude of unqualified people in tiny communities attempting, on the basis of =
incestuous gossip, to determine local acceptable setback standards when thi=
s should have been an ongoing National Research Council project based on s=
cience, measurement and, if applicable, revision/refinement.
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Ruggles<mailto:cpruggles@eastlink.ca>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2014 8:39 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] 350.org<http://350.org> and the fight to save Nature
Hello all:
Check out 350.org<http://350.org>. Their online campaigns, grassroots orga=
nizing, and mass public actions are already active in 188 countries.
On May 10th people all across Canada are standing up to defend our communit=
ies from pipelines, dirty energy projects and runaway climate change.
Nature is in peril.
Please share this link and ask your friends and family to join you on May =
10th in Halifax:
http://www.defendourclimate.ca/events/halifax-ns/
Paul Ruggles.
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<div>We had an interest presentation at a BNS meeting several years ago by =
Fred Archibald, if memory serves. He showed that using the same technology =
that has been at use in at a solar power plant built in the 1970s or 1980s =
that one could produce enough power
for the continent by covering about 10% of Nevada. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I'm on my way back from visiting a friend in Windsor Ont. and there ar=
e solar panels as well as wind turbines all over the area, mostly in farm f=
ields. From the observation tower at one conservation area near Lake St. Cl=
air I counted well over 70 wind
turbines, all slowly spinning in the breeze. It was quite lovely to look a=
t, from my point of view. What was the province's largest solar array (two =
years ago, that may no longer be the case) is also in Essex County, and is =
quite impressive as well.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Patrick<br>
<br>
Sent from my iPad on a Via Rail train.</div>
<div><br>
On May 2, 2014, at 10:45 AM, "David & Alison Webster" <<a =
href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com">dwebster@glinx.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
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<div>Hi All, =
 =
; May 2, 2014</div>
<div> Movements of this type would be far more effective =
if they were united in both what they are for and in what they are aga=
inst. It is all very well to be against use of oil, coal, wood, wind and wa=
ter but in the real world one must chose the lesser
of available evils which are, hands down, sun, wood, wind and water.</div>
<div> </div>
<div> To paraphrase Shakespere, the fault lies in ourselv=
es, not in the pipes, that we are oil pigs.</div>
<div> </div>
<div> According to conventional wisdom, one can use wind =
for only about 30% of need; whereas with planning and enough towers it coul=
d satisfy all electrical demand by the simple expedient of pumping water up=
hill when wind power was excessive and using this
potential energy for hydro power when wind was slack. </div>
<div> </div>
<div> Due to a failure in Federal leadership, going way b=
ack, we have a multitude of unqualified people in tiny communities attempti=
ng, on the basis of incestuous gossip, to determine local acceptable s=
etback standards when this should have been an ongoing National
Research Council project based on science, measurement and, if =
applicable, revision/refinement.
</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</div>
<div> </div>
<div> </div>
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From:</b>
<a title=3D"cpruggles@eastlink.ca" href=3D"mailto:cpruggles@eastlink.ca">Pa=
ul Ruggles</a>
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<div style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns=
.ca" href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">
naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a> </div>
<div style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 01, 2014 8:39 PM=
</div>
<div style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] <a href=3D"http:=
//350.org">
350.org</a> and the fight to save Nature</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 18px Helvetica">Hello all: </div>
<p style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 22px; FONT: 18px Helvetica"> &nb=
sp;<br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder">
</p>
<div style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 18px Helvetica"> Check out <a href=3D=
"http://350.org">
350.org</a>. Their online campaigns, grassroots organizing, and mass public=
actions are already active in 188 countries. </div>
<div style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 22px; FONT: 18px Helvetica"><br>
</div>
<div style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 18px Helvetica">On May 10th people all acr=
oss Canada are standing up to defend our communities from pipelines, dirty =
energy projects and runaway climate change.</div>
<div style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 22px; FONT: 18px Helvetica"><br>
</div>
<div style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 18px Helvetica">Nature is in peril.</div>
<div style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 22px; FONT: 18px Helvetica"><br>
</div>
<div style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 18px Helvetica"> Please share this li=
nk and ask your friends and family to join you on May 10th in Halifax:</div=
>
<div style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 22px; FONT: 18px Helvetica"><br>
</div>
<div style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 18px Helvetica"><a href=3D"http://www.defe=
ndourclimate.ca/events/halifax-ns/">http://www.defendourclimate.ca/events/h=
alifax-ns/</a></div>
<div style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 22px; FONT: 18px Helvetica"><br>
</div>
<div style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 22px; FONT: 18px Helvetica">Paul Rug=
gles.</div>
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