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Alternative Energy's Sunny Outlook

Alternative Energy's Opposition:

"Formed in 2000 to develop astroturf support for coal-based electricity, Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC) promotes the interests of mining companies, coal transporters, and electricity producers. ...

"Because they recognize the essential role that electricity from coal plays in protecting the environment while providing over half of the electricity used each day in the U.S., America's coal-based electricity industry (producers, transporters, and electricity generators) have provided the primary initial funding for this worthwhile project." [2]

In 2008 ABEC was merged with the Center for Energy and Economic Development to form the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity which represents the interests of coal producers, transporters and utilities. ..."

www.sourcewatch.org/in...

We were alerted to ABEC by phone contact March 9, 2009.

Alternative Energy Industry Outlook

Fast Nuetron of Santa Fe's comment deserves thought

"From actual experience, wind farms produce 1.2 watts per square meter. Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic methods capture 5 to 6 watts per square meter. There is no economy of size in either technology. Dividing the watts you need by those values gives the land area in square meters needed to produce the juice. The numbers are astronomical"

when considering the future of solar and wind electricity generation.

Energy is an area of INTEREST for us, not one of expertise or ability, so we don't know whether fast neutron's data are accurate or not. But the statement attracted our interest.