05-18-2008, 07:59 AM
Here is a try,
It has always astounded me that so much of BI's electricity is from burning imported oil. The cost of electricity on BI is 4-5 times the cost on the mainland.
With all of the potential "alternative" energy resources available locally, why has there been so little developement of them.
The most obvious is geothermal power. I am told that there are many problems with toxic waste being produced. Anyone have more info on this? My belief is that there should be a big push to address these problems and make geothermal the electricity resource for the future of BI.
Other resources might be Tidal, wind, biofuel, etc.
There is no answer to the oil shortage/price issue. Humans are burning it up as fast as we can, sending our youth to kill and die for it. In 10 years it will be $10/ gallon. Then 20.
Let's get some forward thinking folks out front for us here on BI with local business investing in technologies that take advantage of renewables that are local.
My monthly soapbox, Dan
It has always astounded me that so much of BI's electricity is from burning imported oil. The cost of electricity on BI is 4-5 times the cost on the mainland.
With all of the potential "alternative" energy resources available locally, why has there been so little developement of them.
The most obvious is geothermal power. I am told that there are many problems with toxic waste being produced. Anyone have more info on this? My belief is that there should be a big push to address these problems and make geothermal the electricity resource for the future of BI.
Other resources might be Tidal, wind, biofuel, etc.
There is no answer to the oil shortage/price issue. Humans are burning it up as fast as we can, sending our youth to kill and die for it. In 10 years it will be $10/ gallon. Then 20.
Let's get some forward thinking folks out front for us here on BI with local business investing in technologies that take advantage of renewables that are local.
My monthly soapbox, Dan