Electrical
Energy,
the Stimulus
Package,
& You
John Droz, jr.
Physicist & Environmental Activist
7/12/09 © john droz, jr.

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Electrical Energy, $$$ and You
With the passage of the national Economic Stimulus Plan, there are ENORMOUS sums that will be directed to support various versions of
renewable electrical energy. Most laypeople think that this is a good idea, as renewables represent “clean, green and free” electrical energy,
that will give us “energy independence” from oil producers, etc. Unfortunately these ideas are totally false.
The basic problem here is that — due to the hundreds of billions of dollars at stake — that this has become a lobbyists driven issue. These
above mentioned messages are their sales strategy to trick you into supporting their very profitable businesses.
The purpose of this material is to educate citizens about just one key aspect of electrical energy. This is a complicated matter, so this is a
barebones overview. To see more details go to “WindPowerFacts.Info.” There is also a link there to a more thorough slide presentation.
My underlying message is that our energy decisions should be made on the basis of sound SCIENCE — not on what lobbyists say.
I hope that after citizens get more informed that they will be in a much better position to accurately express educated wishes to their local,
state and federal representatives.
Please see my brief “resume,” the copyright notice, disclaimer, and contact information on the next to last slide. Credits are on the slide at
the end. [Note that I will indicate updates on the material by a new date on the first slide.] If you like what you see, please pass this on to
other open-minded people, and your federal and state representatives.
— ENJOY!
john droz, jr.
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Let’s start with the assumption
that we agree that we have
some serious energy problems...
e.g. we are concerned about
excessive co2 pollution
from fossil fuel energy sources
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A businessman steps up and says:
“In this container I have a model of our
product, which will significantly help in
reducing electrical energy air pollution.”
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Our first impulse
would be to say “GREAT!”
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But What Should
We Say Next?
(Hint: “let’s see your product”
is the wrong answer.)
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The First Two Intelligent
Questions Should Be:
1 - How much will your product help?
2 - How much will your product cost?
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Who cares what his product looks like?
Aren’t the
effectiveness and cost
what really matter?
So, sir,
what are the answers?
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Well, Ummm... Let’s see
now. It all depends,
y’know. My product has a
lengthy lineage... People in
Denmark seem to like it...
Look, just take my word
for it. If you buy this,
everything will work out
fine — in about 20 years.
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Hmmm. He didn’t answer either question.
Since Mr. Profiteer’s
ONLY interest is to
sell his product to us,
you wouldn’t accept
that non-answer, right?
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And oh yeah,
he won’t be around in 20 years, either.
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So you’d persist and ask for
independent, objective verification
of his claims before you buy, right?
1 - to prove how much his product will help
2 - to prove how much his product will cost
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Faced with this situation,
our representatives
decided to just buy the pitch
— and have asked for
no such proof!
Does this
make sense
to you?
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So what is his product?
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Wind Turbines
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Once you get all the facts, and learn:
1 - how much money we’ve wasted,
2 - how much time we’ve lost, and
3 - how little benefit we’ve gained,
here’s what you’ll want to do with our con man.
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John Droz, jr. is a physicist and has been an environmental activist for over 25 years. Currently he is a
leading individual on four New York statewide issues (electrical energy, water extraction, water quality,
and property taxes).
He received undergraduate degrees in physics and mathematics from Boston College, and a graduate
degree in physics from Syracuse University. He is a participating member of several environmental
organizations (like the Adirondack Council, AfPA, RCPA, and Sierra Club). Due to his love of nature, he
lives on a lake in the Adirondacks of upstate NY.
These areas of interest and expertise (science & environmentalism) have merged with his focus on energy
matters, especially wind power. John’s basic position is that we should be taking aggressive measures to
solve our energy and pollution issues, and should not be wasting time and money on illusionary solutions
— which are primarily promoted by those with vested financial interests in them.
This slide presentation is copyrighted and is for personal use only. Any reproduction, quoting, referencing,
or other use of this material is prohibited without the author’s express written consent.
For questions, comments or permission to use any material in this presentation, please email Mr. Droz at:
aaprjohn@northnet.org

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