The only real problem with wind turbines is that they are bulky, and they don't store electricity. But other than that its a great technology and its good to see a school demonstrate how to be sustainable. We need more schools like that one.
@putittogether That school seems to think it is reliable and cost effective. And wind power does pay for itself and is extremely reliable. What is your point about poor people? Are you saying that we should not invest in new technology because and instead we should give it to poor people?
@thesparitan Jane you ignorant slut, the wind is NOT reliable. It does NOT pay for itself. It relies on tax dollars, and still it does not "pay for itself". Wake up, pull your head out of ManBearPig's ass, and read a book.
@putittogether My name is not Jane and you are not worth my time. Continuous insults just for having a different opinion tells so much about what kind of person you are. So much hate, you must leave a little for yourself.
@thesparitan Your lie that cost the poor and disadvantaged the most, take's their jobs, takes their money, etc, I will call you out, for what you are, a slut of the AGW religion.
Not mentioned is the loan repayments of $93,000 per year and maintenance of $5,000. The $120,000 profit ends up being barely over $20,000 for the first five years. Maintenance costs have gone up to $18,500 a year so they are barely making any profit.
Assuming a life of 20 years for the turbine the school is losing money on a bad investment. There is nothing free about this energy and that's even with a no interest loan.
@spoddie No they didn't, they now get their electricity for free so no more bills plus they export $120,000 worth of electricity to the grid meaning that it will have payed back the initial outlay back in four years, add to that the fact that energy prices will rise and carry on doing so as the price of oil continues to increase.
@macspud28 They paid 1 million dollars (both turbines) to get "free" electricity. You need to learn something about finance before shooting your mouth off.
being a renewable and an environment-friendly source of energy, wind power can definitely help save mother earth from the harmful greenhouse effect. Furthermore, $120,000 income a year is quite a big sum of money, it can build maybe 2 school buildings plus hire several teachers for a developing country like the Philippines with a seemingly struggling educational system..
America is shit in a candy wrapper.. Pretty wrapper, wonder what the ingredients are? In fact our country is the source of at least 90% of the "shit" in the world. I was born and raised in a gung ho American family and I know its bullshit, patriotism is a scam for weak minded fools to spread the "shit" for the sick fucks behind the scenes that dont give a damn about us. Dont let them control you. Be your own "patriot". Anyone who disagrees is a liar or in denial. Pray sincerely for the truth...
Fantastic idea for that region but further south they may want to consider solar panels and other alternatives. All schools and government buildings as well as most businesses should do stuff like that!
@necox5 LOL im sick of you retarded euro's. America has more wind power then sweden, and it was invented by an american named Charles Francis Brush, just like this website and tv station :)
@fightttttt Well the fact is still that America isn't signing regulations that the rest of us are signing and you pollute a lot. America and Americans need to be more aware of that.
In regard to your second statement: All Americans seem to be so entitled in their attitude. We are all the same race, we share this earth, just cos you invented a handful of things doesn't give you more rights than the rest of us. And if we wanna get real technical with it, Sweden has more wind power and
Sweden has more wind power per capita than America. And even more so if you count all the green technologies or if we measure greenness over all we totally demolish you :)
Also without Swedish inventions like the wrench you could never build your generator to start with ;)
Plus I bet Charles Francis Brush was of Swedish descent anyway, all the smart people are.
Also most all early American settlers were European so on paper we hold all the credit either way. Europe always wins ;)
@fromdarkpast Where did I say that it was? I didn't say he was a statist. Nationalism isn't limited to one's own state, it can expand to entire groups of people (e.g. Europe). Read a book dipshit.
@necox5 Race doesnt matter, people learn in america because america is a better country. It would win against sweeden, and sweeden wouldent even ever get to the moon by itself nomatter how hard it tried,even in the 20th centuary.And who cares about wind power per capita,america still has alot more then sweeden,you gonna say more people use it, because they dont still more americans have it, just sweeden has more per capita big deal lmao.Lets see sweden make a sucessful website or somthin
@fightttttt At least we can spell and use proper grammar in a third language. More than I can say for you with your first ;)
On top of that your arguments show how poor your personal education is. A country like Sweden with 10 million people could easily compete with America if we multiply our numbers with 35 to get to your 350 million people. We have a stronger currency than your currently very weak dollar. We have a much much stronger educational system. We score higher across the
We score higher across the board. We have much lower crime rates. We have a better healthcare system. We are a more honest and respectful people. We don't have any drugs or weapons inside our borders. We are a much more clean country. I could go on for ever my friend.
The bottom line is that a smaller country in West-Europe always have the opportunity to outshine America since the downfall of your strength in numbers is that greater numbers also provide a breeding ground for criminals :/
@necox5 Thats why all the sweets I know flee to america? your country is stupid and full of idiots is what I gather from sweets, and it acomplished nothing yet you act like it does lmao, my phones and pc and websites and movies werent made by sweets they were invented by america, haha, and grammar? going to bring that in youtube comment? shows how despret you are when you get confronted with facts
@fightttttt First, Sweden is spelled with one "e" and "Swedes" is the correct way to refer to us. "Sweets" are candy :) Second. Your personal education (or ability to google) fails you again. I'll give you ten fairly nice inventions made by Swedes. 1. The pacemaker 2. The three-point seat belt 3. Global Positioning System 4. Tetra-Pak 5. The telephone handset (+ many more improvements) 6. The flat screen monitor 7. Ultra sound 8. The safety match 9. Dynamite 10. The zipper :)
@necox5 The stuff made in america is far more advanced and our country isnt even old. Look up what we made, id get a list but id fill up way to many comments and its all good
Though you seem to have missed my first and chief point... We are all humans sharing this earth. And the point I was making is that America is behind the rest of us when it comes to eco friendliness. You and/or your country are not signing the agreements we draft to make this earth a better place. And you pollute a lot more than the rest of us. And that is a shame, and all Americans should work to fix that.
It's not a competition mate.
But it is a responsibility to manage shared space :)
"The USA drew worldwide criticism for failing to adopt the greatest international agreement for the reduction of some greenhouse gases, The Kyoto Protocol, which has been accepted by nearly every other country. This is despite the fact that the USA is by a massive margin the world's biggest polluter and very disproportionately so."
Although a pretty good narrator, the man speaking in the background puts a few strange stresses in the wrong moments of the words. Keep up the great info NatGeo!
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EasyOpeasy 2 months ago
The only real problem with wind turbines is that they are bulky, and they don't store electricity. But other than that its a great technology and its good to see a school demonstrate how to be sustainable. We need more schools like that one.
thesparitan 2 months ago
More expensive and unreliable. But don't worry about the poor people, they can just deal with it. We are going to save the planet....
putittogether 2 months ago
@putittogether That school seems to think it is reliable and cost effective. And wind power does pay for itself and is extremely reliable. What is your point about poor people? Are you saying that we should not invest in new technology because and instead we should give it to poor people?
thesparitan 2 months ago
@thesparitan Jane you ignorant slut, the wind is NOT reliable. It does NOT pay for itself. It relies on tax dollars, and still it does not "pay for itself". Wake up, pull your head out of ManBearPig's ass, and read a book.
putittogether 2 months ago
@putittogether My name is not Jane and you are not worth my time. Continuous insults just for having a different opinion tells so much about what kind of person you are. So much hate, you must leave a little for yourself.
thesparitan 2 months ago
@thesparitan Your lie that cost the poor and disadvantaged the most, take's their jobs, takes their money, etc, I will call you out, for what you are, a slut of the AGW religion.
putittogether 2 months ago
@putittogether Your a rude person, and this conversation is over. Learn to be a little more polite.
thesparitan 2 months ago
Poor journalism.
Not mentioned is the loan repayments of $93,000 per year and maintenance of $5,000. The $120,000 profit ends up being barely over $20,000 for the first five years. Maintenance costs have gone up to $18,500 a year so they are barely making any profit.
Assuming a life of 20 years for the turbine the school is losing money on a bad investment. There is nothing free about this energy and that's even with a no interest loan.
spoddie 2 months ago
@spoddie They spent over $500,000 for an annual profit of a few thousand dollars.
spoddie 2 months ago
@spoddie No they didn't, they now get their electricity for free so no more bills plus they export $120,000 worth of electricity to the grid meaning that it will have payed back the initial outlay back in four years, add to that the fact that energy prices will rise and carry on doing so as the price of oil continues to increase.
macspud28 2 months ago
@macspud28 They paid 1 million dollars (both turbines) to get "free" electricity. You need to learn something about finance before shooting your mouth off.
spoddie 2 months ago
@spoddie Why are you being a jerk to someone that is only trying to have a conversation with you?
thesparitan 2 months ago
being a renewable and an environment-friendly source of energy, wind power can definitely help save mother earth from the harmful greenhouse effect. Furthermore, $120,000 income a year is quite a big sum of money, it can build maybe 2 school buildings plus hire several teachers for a developing country like the Philippines with a seemingly struggling educational system..
zijaeh 2 months ago
America is shit in a candy wrapper.. Pretty wrapper, wonder what the ingredients are? In fact our country is the source of at least 90% of the "shit" in the world. I was born and raised in a gung ho American family and I know its bullshit, patriotism is a scam for weak minded fools to spread the "shit" for the sick fucks behind the scenes that dont give a damn about us. Dont let them control you. Be your own "patriot". Anyone who disagrees is a liar or in denial. Pray sincerely for the truth...
TheRealGalleron 2 months ago
$120,000 may not sound like a lot?
Uhhh, you can give it to me then Mr. Narrator.
culwin 2 months ago
the bottom line is regardless of whatever anyone is saying, when a foreign scientist or inventor came to the shores of America they became American.
cal45deserteagle 2 months ago
so smart and efficient its hard to believe this takes place in america!
BigUpToNJ 2 months ago
The future is written in the stars, a million miles away.
upurhoe12321 2 months ago
USA is so great and i always loved Iowa ... u should be really happy if u live in there =)
Nelieciamasis 2 months ago
Costly, unreliable, and dangerous. Hurts the poor the most. The only benefit is if your a religious "man made global warming" psychopath.
putittogether 2 months ago
@putittogether Who's the psychopath?
Desmaad 2 months ago
Its very good for the plannet !
TheMikeejee 2 months ago
Only Iowa would do something like that
The510CARLOS 2 months ago
This is pretty damn cool
pryt86 2 months ago
this is great, especially when wind power is able to sustain small communities as such!
fuchion15 2 months ago
Why is their a physics teacher at an elementary school?
pboisei 2 months ago
@pboisei Maybe they prefer to have separate teachers for different parts of science?
Desmaad 2 months ago
@Desmaad Physics in elementary?
pboisei 2 months ago
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Fantastic idea for that region but further south they may want to consider solar panels and other alternatives. All schools and government buildings as well as most businesses should do stuff like that!
TruthatCearcie 2 months ago
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TruthatCearcie 2 months ago
i disliked it because it's next to the children playing.
what if the thing breaks and hits someone..
safety is an huge issue here.
aznguy11111 2 months ago
Geothermal Energy please. No Fracking Allowed.
ChuckLonewolf 2 months ago 10
Welcome to sustainable living America. Better late than never ;)
Vive la Europe! :)
necox5 2 months ago
@necox5 LOL im sick of you retarded euro's. America has more wind power then sweden, and it was invented by an american named Charles Francis Brush, just like this website and tv station :)
fightttttt 2 months ago
@fightttttt Well the fact is still that America isn't signing regulations that the rest of us are signing and you pollute a lot. America and Americans need to be more aware of that.
In regard to your second statement: All Americans seem to be so entitled in their attitude. We are all the same race, we share this earth, just cos you invented a handful of things doesn't give you more rights than the rest of us. And if we wanna get real technical with it, Sweden has more wind power and
necox5 2 months ago
Sweden has more wind power per capita than America. And even more so if you count all the green technologies or if we measure greenness over all we totally demolish you :)
Also without Swedish inventions like the wrench you could never build your generator to start with ;)
Plus I bet Charles Francis Brush was of Swedish descent anyway, all the smart people are.
Also most all early American settlers were European so on paper we hold all the credit either way. Europe always wins ;)
necox5 2 months ago
@necox5 Nationalism is the hallmark of an idiot.
SunSunSuperFun 2 months ago 9
@SunSunSuperFun Exactly my point :)
necox5 2 months ago
@SunSunSuperFun so is believing that europe is a single nation
fromdarkpast 2 months ago
@fromdarkpast Where did I say that it was? I didn't say he was a statist. Nationalism isn't limited to one's own state, it can expand to entire groups of people (e.g. Europe). Read a book dipshit.
SunSunSuperFun 2 months ago
@necox5 Most noble peace prize winners are jewish. So the jews make out a little better than the both of you.
pboisei 2 months ago
@pboisei You jews always one up us :D
necox5 2 months ago
@necox5 Race doesnt matter, people learn in america because america is a better country. It would win against sweeden, and sweeden wouldent even ever get to the moon by itself nomatter how hard it tried,even in the 20th centuary.And who cares about wind power per capita,america still has alot more then sweeden,you gonna say more people use it, because they dont still more americans have it, just sweeden has more per capita big deal lmao.Lets see sweden make a sucessful website or somthin
fightttttt 2 months ago
@fightttttt At least we can spell and use proper grammar in a third language. More than I can say for you with your first ;)
On top of that your arguments show how poor your personal education is. A country like Sweden with 10 million people could easily compete with America if we multiply our numbers with 35 to get to your 350 million people. We have a stronger currency than your currently very weak dollar. We have a much much stronger educational system. We score higher across the
necox5 2 months ago
We score higher across the board. We have much lower crime rates. We have a better healthcare system. We are a more honest and respectful people. We don't have any drugs or weapons inside our borders. We are a much more clean country. I could go on for ever my friend.
The bottom line is that a smaller country in West-Europe always have the opportunity to outshine America since the downfall of your strength in numbers is that greater numbers also provide a breeding ground for criminals :/
necox5 2 months ago
You should just accept that Europe always wins :)
necox5 2 months ago
@necox5 Thats why all the sweets I know flee to america? your country is stupid and full of idiots is what I gather from sweets, and it acomplished nothing yet you act like it does lmao, my phones and pc and websites and movies werent made by sweets they were invented by america, haha, and grammar? going to bring that in youtube comment? shows how despret you are when you get confronted with facts
fightttttt 2 months ago
necox5 2 months ago
@necox5 The stuff made in america is far more advanced and our country isnt even old. Look up what we made, id get a list but id fill up way to many comments and its all good
fightttttt 2 months ago
Though you seem to have missed my first and chief point... We are all humans sharing this earth. And the point I was making is that America is behind the rest of us when it comes to eco friendliness. You and/or your country are not signing the agreements we draft to make this earth a better place. And you pollute a lot more than the rest of us. And that is a shame, and all Americans should work to fix that.
It's not a competition mate.
But it is a responsibility to manage shared space :)
necox5 2 months ago
"The USA drew worldwide criticism for failing to adopt the greatest international agreement for the reduction of some greenhouse gases, The Kyoto Protocol, which has been accepted by nearly every other country. This is despite the fact that the USA is by a massive margin the world's biggest polluter and very disproportionately so."
This is not good PR is all I'm saying :/
necox5 2 months ago
Don't you have any video in Hindi?
ninawedhaval 2 months ago
Although a pretty good narrator, the man speaking in the background puts a few strange stresses in the wrong moments of the words. Keep up the great info NatGeo!
Sommenofatoboy 2 months ago
lol we have millions of those in the netherlands, some people have them for their own house.
vuur150 2 months ago
I like lasagne
HerrSizzla 2 months ago
2nd
andrewpayne2 2 months ago
Interesting :)
magnum1338 2 months ago