West Texas rancher Mark Morgan talks about the struggle to survive simply as a cattle rancher. Like many of his neighbours, Morgan has diversified.
He was one of the first Texans to get into the wind energy business, and has recently agreed to allow fracking on his land.
(In Morgan's case, the whole fracking process will only last 48 hours!)
We debate the pros and cons of wind turbines, then talk about the differences between fracking and wind power.
(As you'll notice during our interview, noise is definitely an issue with wind turbines, no matter what some of their proponents will tell you.)
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“I’m not to sure about the environmental safety” Have you ever fished off the Bruce power pant on Lake Erie the fish grow faster and bigger because of the warmer water it’s the only part of Lahe Erie that does’nt freeze over in winter. I’m not suggesting the port would stay open year round but it could extend the shipping season by a couple of months making is it viable port, it could make a viable port to export our wheat and other grain products. Churhill port and railway were constructed for this reason.
Thank you for reading my comments and may be the Canadian government will do what Isuggested.
Fraser
I guess in Texas, some of these landowners own so much land that they can put the wind generators far enough away that they don’t really trouble anyone. I hate to have them shoved down our throats like we do in Canada, by misguided provincial governments. I wouldn’t live beside one. I also think they are a significant problem for large birds. Where are the bloody environmentalists on that. As this guy says, wind generators produce such a small amount of energy compared to oil and gas.
Terry , the noise from the wind generators was part of the story. It would have been dumb to buffer it out of these pieces.
Type in at Youtube: “Animation of Hydraulic Fracturing (fracking)”
As a bonus for laughs, there is an environutter effort about the sky falling because of fracking which immediately follows it.
Harper might be one to go for the plan as he wants to develop the north, the econuts, including the horned “saint” Suzuki, and the entire brain dead left wing main stream media, with the Communist Broadcast Corporation in the lead, would scream bloody murder at the plan. They would all have a gray matter melt down … … hmmm … let’s get that idea going! :)
It just takes a little immagination
nuclear power plant a Candu reactor. The benifit of this power plant is three full one it brings reliable affordable electricity to the north, two the effuent, the warm water would keep the harbor open and would bring a fishing industry to Churchill and three it would bring employment to Canadians. We should start building LNG ships the costs being around 210 million each these being used to transfir our products to Europe and the world also building up or steel and shipbuilding industries, and of course JOBS.
You ask how would we finaace this easy sell the CBC 1.3 billion a year get out of the Un-United Nations
cut off foreign aid to China $200 million a year Stop aid to our enemies, those who hate our way of life $ 4 billion a year. The other savings would come from people working instead of collecting,
Enlightened Conservative
In my constituency, Conservative MPP Laurie Scott has gone to bat for constituents who claim ill health from the effects of nearby wind turbines. They also claim their property values have declined. And of course, the effects on local eagle populations are devastating.
I like the idea of mixed energy resources. Sounds the most balanced to me.
Actually, during Ezra’s last interview with a Texas rancher, the wind made sections of the recording almost inaudible, without a turbine in sight. Guys, I realize this is only play TV, but please…invest in a windsock. They’re only twenty bucks.