The Virginia Energy Independence Alliance thinks so:
American Energy Independence from Jason Phillips on Vimeo.
You can learn more about Uranium mining and the public comment period by visiting the Coal and Energy Commission web site.
Also, today in the Pilot, reports on this week’s wind discussion:
With an average wind speed of 10.4 mph, the ocean off Virginia Beach is well-suited for a wind farm, supporters said. At 12 miles offshore, the spinning turbines would be visible only on extremely clear days, researchers said.
One scenario envisions almost 200 turbines towering nearly 500 feet at their highest point.
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The city supports the concept, Mayor Will Sessoms said.
The estimated cost of the project is $1 billion.
While continuing to develop renewable resources is a smart and prudent thing to do, the U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that renewables still will only make up about 10.7% of U.S. total energy consumption by 2030…up more than double what it is producing now; and nuclear actually goes down a tick from 8.4% to 8.3%. Oil and natural gas consumption goes from 62.7% to 55.3%.
So, even with reduced dependence on oil and natural gas as our primary resource it remains our primary resource.
“All of the above” remains a prudent strategy.
