Originally posted by Mefustae
Hopefully, this crisis'll give certain leaders a ****ing reality check and remember that Oil, Coal, and most other Fossil Fuels are quite, quite limited, and as such it might just be a good damn idea to shift to another, more efficient Fuel Source. It can be done, and rather quickly at that, for example; just recently, I heard of plans that the entirety of New South Wales (...yay!) could be made to be run completely on Wind Power in just over 5 Years, which is just unreal! Although the plan might not go through, as many (very Ignorant) people ***** about the Sound said Windmills make, and Bird Watchers/Researchers/Lovers complain that Birds are killed by these Windmills regulary...other than those *****ing little wieners, it's a really great plan, so why can't the US do it? Because the Oil & Coal type companies are up there with the Cigarette companies in ruling the world and making sure the planet, and humanity, gets ****ed up so they can make a quick buck...
On a side note; anyone think that this whole damn crisis is going to be used as a scape-goat to haul ass outta Iraq and scimp on the bill over there...? 
The bird guys had a point. But its an outdated one. The older wind power generators were spinning very small blades very fast and birds were getting whacked. The new ones move much slower but are more efficient and larger. So the birds aren't being killed as often. The new ones are about as dangerous as windows on a house.
