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The dream of generating electricity from the ocean's waves will take a major step forward today when Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announces its support for plans to build the nation's first commercial wave power plant off the coast of Northern California, the latest step in the state's efforts to combat global warming.

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    NelsonR9 months, 3 weeks ago

    The new frontier, renewable energy. Wishful thinking but I wish America would take a leading role that creates employment for the future. Wind, solar, tidal, hydrothermal the list is endless and the jobs await for these new energy sources.

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      hotdrhot5 months, 1 week ago

      This is a good news for the first step effort to switch to the alternative energy. Wish we will achieve it finally

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      jumpmaster9 months, 3 weeks ago

      I hope the greenies jump in before the company spends the money on this project. What about the poor fishies?

      The greenies want alternative energy sources but they want the energy without actually having the sources. Example. There are hundreds of windmills in the Altamont Pass in Northern California generating electricity. The greenies want the windmills to come down because birds sometimes crash into the windmills. So, they want wind power without windmills. Hmmm. That would be a huge technological challenge.

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        Isoparm9 months, 3 weeks ago

        Does anyone know whether or not there has been any research done utilizing strain-gauge technology in conjunction with piezoelectric effects? I know that these are primarily (piezo) pulse generation, but utilization of capacitance storage, . .

        This could be a means of utilizing the energy from the prevailing winds. Conservation of momentum dictates that these winds will never stop flowing (as long as the earth still rotates). And there are no rotating blades! As any motion would be slight, if a bird can't avoid these, well then let Darwinism run its course.

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