tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post3492062162012881643..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Gone With the WindmillsStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-81157556042729523122012-11-08T08:21:30.164-08:002012-11-08T08:21:30.164-08:00Thank you for the clarification... points well tak...Thank you for the clarification... points well taken.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-9895338504016473472012-11-08T08:13:14.524-08:002012-11-08T08:13:14.524-08:00Important to note that very little oil is used for...Important to note that very little oil is used for electricity generation (except in emergencies)...the leading sources are coal, natural gas, nuclear, and hydropower (which is really a form of renewable solar energy.) ALL of these are under attack by environmentalists..nat gas has been temporarily out of most of their gunsights, but that is changing.<br /><br />Low nat gas prices have been one of the few bright spots in the economy; they affect electricity prices as well as direct consumer use, but I'm afraid they're not going to stay this low. Increased industrial use for feedstocks and process heat (which is good--makes American manufacturing more competitive) in combination with sharply increased demand for power generation as Obama suppresses the coal industry, and reduced drilling in the face of environmentalist assaults...all these things are going to drive up the nat gas prices.David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.com