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Wind Power - Growing in Usage in the United States

By Melissa Markham on April 23, 2008 1:12 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

According to National Geographic the United States is leading the world in wind power growth. Of course, when you are a country as large as ours and have used it as little as we have in the past, it is not hard to beat other countries in your growth. But I am glad to see it! I have told Daniel we should check into getting a wind generator. We have a lot of wind here where we are.

From the article: "Wind resources in just three U.S. states could, theoretically, meet all of our nation's electricity needs," she said in an email.

Unfortunately, despite these excellent projections, there are some who are not convinced:

Earlier this month, Governor Martin O'Malley of Maryland banned commercial wind turbines from state-owned land out of concern they would mar the landscape.

A proposed large-scale wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts' Cape Cod has been hobbled in controversy for years. And some environmental groups raise concerns that wind farms pose a risk to birds and bats.

Now, I want to take care of the birds and bats, but we have got to stop throwing up roadblocks to improving our energy situation. Over 35 years ago, we faced a horrible gas situation. I don't remember the long lines and the fact that there were only certain days you could get gasoline. Over 35 years aog, we were talking about how this situation couldn't continue. Here we are 35 years later and no closer to being self-sufficient in the energy department. What happened to pursuing solar energy? Why don't we all have wind powered generators? Even nuclear power has its place...

One can only hope our continued lethargy and 'it will all work out attitude' will change and we will rise to the occasion as we should, before a complete crisis takes hold!