Justin Spencer

These observations are the kind of things that really get my attention. Numbers on paper can be discounted, but stories like this show that global warming is changing the way people live their lives. Thanks for sharing your story

I was not, but deal with lots of troops, some great, some horrible. Depends on troop leaders.

I'm just saying with tides it is simple to predict output on a da to day basis. Not like solar or wind that will have good days and bad. Tides are tides, and with some simple tables we know what kind of ouput to expect at specific times, no wondering ifnext week will be sunny or windy.

I think wave and tidal power is something that has great potential. It won't be high output, but it is as reliable as the sun coming up and going down every day. I know F& F can attest to the power of the tides ripping through the inlets and all the culverts set up for mosquito control. Best part is the tide is always going one way or the other and the output should be as simple as a few figures on paper. The times of peak production would change every day, but could easily be predicted.

That's so simple and so spot on that it can't be argued with. I remember people complaining about the new light bulbs and how they don't come on as quick and don't put out the right light and on and on. Energy, much like gasoline used to be, is so cheap that we don't even worrry about wasting it. Gas prices went up, now we don't drive as many SUV's, and if we go a distance we take the efficient car. I guess if we can't conserve on our own, we need higher prices to force us into it.

i read the whole darn thing mostly about eagles that aren't even endangered anymore. Take your wrinkled up scrotum over to Sarah Palins house and have a good time! Sorry Phil.

Exactly right,all the more reason to keep developing sources, with any luck we can solve the storage puzzle and then the timing issue will be less of a problem.

I'm not sure what fines you are talking about, I assume with oil companies you are talking about oil spills. These are preventable an are ecological disasters that deserve fines for reasons much worse than killing birds. I don't agree with fines for power lines killing birds, and if a structure such as a windmill is approved for a certain location I don't think they should be fined either, they must look at where they put them and not set them up in an area that funnels migrations. That's exactly the reason we need to REQUIRE solar or wind in new construction. You make ita requirement for the whole country so the playing field is leveled, these companies start raking in the money which leads to their subsidies being lowered. Prices should also continue to decrease on this equipment and technology will improve. I won't pretend to know anything about the problems with roof installation, but with the great minds in this world it is surely a problem that can be overcome, if not we are in big trouble because it can't be that tough. Sure people will complain about this for a few years, but the requirement will soon become an afterthought, and lower power bills and a cleaner environment will be the payoff. Seems like a win, win, win, situation (unless you are an oil, gas or coal tycoon).

I agree if it is in the case of negligence.

That seems to happen to me anytime I don't have a back up meal. I think the fish feel the desperation in your presentation.

That's because you look a little like the skipper!

That's exactly what I'm talkin' about, if the skipper can do it so can we!

I think much of the future should revolve around individual power production. Lets say we require a percentage of your new construction cost must be spent on either solar or wind with each new system being tied to the grid. This could very quickly relieve the stress on current power plants and after a few years would be as accepted as other building codes that were once scoffed at. This won't come close to producing all the power that we need, but it will use space that otherwise is wasted to produce clean electricity while promoting personal responsibility instead of government handouts.

when I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy.

For me all bets are off if I'm camping on the river. I will first keep goggle-eye or spots and large mouth, but if it comes down to it I will eat a legal smallie or trout if it will fill my belly. With so many locals taking limits out of rivers day in and day out, I don't feel too bad about keeping a few when camping on the river. And they sure are good.

Wind power is one piece of the green power movement, green power is not the easiest or cheapest way to get power but for those who care about the future of our planet it IS the future like it or not. Quit complaining about it and come up with a better idea if you think you have the answers. I would much rather look at a windmill than all these cell towers that seem to be popping up on every hilltop in the Ozarks, but I guess we have to see them in the name of progress, same can be said for those who find windmills ugly. And by the way, communication towers kill about 7 million birds per year.

I went out to Wichita the other day for a wedding and there is a wind farm on the south side of highway 400 somewhere before Augusta. There is very little out there and it was pretty cool to see those windmills spinning knowing day and night it is producing power without burning any fossil fuels. I don't find them a blight at all, much more attractive than a power plant, and no worse than all the lines and power poles we have strung all over the country. Unfortunately the only way that we will take steps forward in energy development is by making the playing field even for new technology that is not yet profitable by subsidizing it. EVERYONE in the world, whether they want to admit it or not (unless they are foolish) knows that fossil fuels are harmful to the environment and will eventually run in short supply while at the same time making the world a less desirable place in the near future. We can keep putting it off until it is forced upon us, or we can spend some money now and improve the technology so when we have to rely on it, it will work. If we kill a few birds in the process so be it, we've killed a lot more with fossil fuels.

Google it and there are quite a few different sources. Some say windows, others say buildings.

In the US windmills kill 573,000 birds per year, cats kill 500 million, one billion are killed running into windows, this is the kind of stupid propaganda that turns people away from the republican party. No perspective, and false information that the lemmings blindly follow. Pull your heads out and realize what needs to be done to help the environment. Rant over.

From the report I saw on the news the facility is already up and running. Don't see it being blocked now that the money has been spent to build it, and they were approved to do so.

Hope the change in batting order spurs on the offense.

No need to release those bigger spots as they grow so slow very few will ever reach that 18" mark, and the goal is to get rid of them so faster growing LMB can take their place.

If people think they are helping the fishery by keeping these fish maybe they will, they are tasty!

Congrats Phil, the dedication it takes to be successful in this type of business for 30 years deserves a lot of respect. I hope in another 20 years I can be celebrating my 30th.

Just enjoyed Little Jerry in some Mexican chicken casserole. He's the bird that keeps on giving.