Uncaring how stupid it would look, I’m about to put solar panels on my car. We have the technology for that, you know. I’d introduce it to Congress, but with the oil companies in their pockets, it’ll never get past the Capitol steps.
I’m at the point that I couldn’t care less if Oscar the Grouch ran for the Republican nomination. He would admit to his garbage-induced environment. I practically don’t care to vote anymore when I see those in other countries who die for the right.
Sorry, Founding Fathers; you gave it a good try.
Cecilia Hawkins
Broadway
Broadway
I'd like to see more R&D on wave energy, tidal energy, and ocean thermal energy. There are a lot of high population centers on our coasts, and these forms of energy would be right there.
Hburg, VA
It's usually a good idea to check those before posting... :)
Keezletown, VA
http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/wind-turbine-kill-birds.htm
To most experts, though, there's a problem with the bird-mortality argument: The vast majority of research shows that wind turbines kill relatively few birds, at least compared with other man-made structures. The statistics are shocking if you consider just how many people are crying out against wind power for the birds' sake:
Man-made structure/technology
Associated bird deaths per year (U.S.)
Feral and domestic cats
Hundreds of millions [source: AWEA]
Power lines
130 million -- 174 million [source: AWEA]
Windows (residential and commercial)
100 million -- 1 billion [source: TreeHugger]
Pesticides
70 million [source: AWEA]
Automobiles
60 million -- 80 million [source: AWEA]
Lighted communication towers
40 million -- 50 million [source: AWEA]
Wind turbines
10,000 -- 40,000 [source: ABC]
Harrisonburg, VA
Broadway, VA
How can you possibly support these wind turbine bird killers? Even as we speak, millions of dead birds are falling to the ground who have been murdered by these wind generators put in place by cruel, heartless capitalists who only care for their own profit and greed. You have disgraced all noble environmentalists who thought you were concerned about our environment. You should be ashamed of yourself.
Hinton, VA
Barton Creek, TX