The Answer Is Blowing in the Wind

In 1963, a visionary named Bob Dylan sang how the future was blowing in the wind. His protest was over human greed and lack of caring. In those days, we had no idea of global warming, although this is turning out the greater threat. But we finally do have a workable green solution. Because the answer is blowing in the wind, if we can catch it.

America’s First Wind Farm off Rhode Island

It comes as something as a shock to realize that America’s first commercial wind farm only came on line in December 2016. We had been relying for far too long on abundant oil and gas resources, and even larger reserves of coal. Bob Dylan’s thinking was very apt when he sang:

Yes, how many times can a man turn his head, pretending he just doesn’t see?

The answer my friend is blowing in the wind, the answer is blowing in the wind.

Moreover The Answer is Blowing in the Wind Abundantly

The U.S. Energy Department believes we have sufficient wind power to meet our cities’ needs along the coastline. We could scale them up to twice the height of the Statue of Liberty. More-over offshore wind farms are simpler to construct than onshore ones, because we have a broad ocean highway along which to deliver the huge components.

Nearly 80% of America’s electricity consumption is in coastal states, and those gathered around the Great Lakes. Ocean depth ceased to be a problem when engineers invented floating wind power tethered to the ocean bed. The 30-megawatt Rhode Island project is just a beginning. The answer is blowing in the wind around us, and we can catch it if we support the idea.