How about we recognize every place is
the worst place for the water-risking land-taking hazardous methane pipeline,
and get on with
sun, wind, and water to power Florida, Georgia, Alabama,
and
all the other states?
According to
Stanford University researchers,
we can do that, and we can do it 100% by 2050, using
technology that’s already available.
For Florida, that’s 20% rooftop solar PV (half residential and half commercial and governmental),
47.9% solar PV plants, 10% concentrating solar plants, 5% onshore wind, 15% offshore wind, 1% each wave and tide, 0.1% hydroelectric.
So that’s 77.9% sun, 20% wind, 1% wave, 1% tide, and 0.1% hydro.
Requiring 0% nuclear, 0% coal, and 0% natural gas.
That’s right, Florida doesn’t need methane to shut down coal and nukes.
All the Sunshine State needs is sun, wind, and water.
With 355,500 construction jobs and 149,000 operation jobs,
$20.1 billion or 3% of Florida’s GDP saved in avoided health costs,
2,210 Floridans not dead from air pollution.
Oh, and 42.9% less energy used over all,
plus energy costs to customers cut more than in half.
Who are you going to believe?
Researchers at Stanford who have no financial stake in the outcome?
Or pipeline companies and utility companies that stand to profit from
taking Continue reading Less cost, more jobs, and better health with sun, wind, and water power for Florida, or a dirty destructive methane pipeline? →
Valdosta, 28 March 2014 — Come
to the SpectraBusters community panel about the Sabal Trail
methane Pipeline Saturday at Valdosta State University, to
learn how the pipeline could affect you, your property, and
our community. Discussion will be followed by a question and
answer session, in this free event, to which elected and
appointed officials and candidates and the public are
invited.
