Wes,
That sounds like a good book that you are reading. There are so many theories out there about ways to generate power that it is hard to try and keep them in context. I believe that Israel did some experimentation with generating power by using the deeper cooler layer and the upper warmer layer of water in the sea but that was long ago and I can't even remember what they called it. But like most of the things they have tried it takes more input than they got output. I still believe that nuclear power is the only thing that we have now that is within our ability to actually use and gain a lot from it. And I do believe that someday they will figure out a way to decontaminate the fuel rods. To my knowledge the nuclear power plant at Bodega Bay has never had any serious problems and it hasn't harmed anyone living in that area.
Mike,
If the environmentalists would let them build more power plants, I believe we could at least ease some of the problems that exist in that area. But out here they won't even let them build any more dams as that may interfere with the fish. And I am not for more coal powered plants myself unless they can clean up their emissions. So with our situation out here, I think we will just continue to have more and more of the rolling brown outs as the power grid is at capacity now.
Ron
