Changing
times
in
Wyoming
2010
Second
edition:
There
does
exist
a
group
in
Wyoming
and
supported
by
Governor
Dave
that
is
looking
into
what
people
want
in
Wyoming
and
trying
to
deal
with
wind
energy.
That
would
sound
encouraging,
but
the
legislative
over-sight
that
allowed
thousands
of
Wyoming
acres
to
be
turned
into
rural
slums
with
no
services
still
exists.
And
it
probably
always
will.
If
in
35
years
the
only
change
in
that
piece
of
legislation
was
passed
allowing
counties
to
require
realtors
to
be
more
honest
about
what
they
were
selling
(and
this
only
after
someone
died....),
it's
unlikely
any
change
will
occur.
Wyoming
tries
not
to
regulate.
Which
does
mean
there
are
fewer
rules,
but
far
more
ways
to
exploit
the
state
and
the
land
than
in
other
places. The
exploitation
is
often
by
those
living
in
states
that
do
regulate
who
find
the
lack
of
rules
very
helpful
to
their
businesses.
The
Governor
also
said
the
people
he
knew
who
were
opposed
to
wind
energy
lived
near
turbines.
Trust
me,
I
do
not
live
within
5
miles
of
any
turbine
but
it
would
be
hard
to
find
someone
more
opposed.
Believe
it
or
not,
some
of
us
actually
oppose
turbines
due
to
lack
of
functionality,
and
the
huge
amounts
of
money
taken
from
tax
payers
for
this
worthless
idea.
Some
actually
do
think
that
if
those
who
opposed
oil
and
gas
due
to
environmental
damage
from
the
drilling
and
the
loss
of
landscapes
do
not
oppose
wind
turbines,
they
are
hypocrites.
It
has
nothing
to
do
with
our
back
yards.
I
oppose
turbines
no
matter
whose
back
yard.
If
we
believe
that
alternative
energy
is
necessary
(and
I
am
not
saying
that
it
is)
we
need
REAL
alternatives
and
not
some
feel-good,
works-bad
left
over
idea
from
the
seventies.
Wind
turbines
simply
cannot
fix
our
problems
and
will
result
in
a
huge
amount
of
environmental
destruction.
In
a
time
when
the
economy
is
very
weak,
pouring
billions
(yes,
that's
billions)
into
wind
energy
and
having
no
measurable
increase
in
available
energy
or
any
decrease
in
carbon
emissions
(can't
actually
shut
down
power
plants
so
no
net
carbon
loss)
is
tremendously
irresponsible.
Individual
turbines
(on
homes
and
businesses)
might
actually
allow
some
shut
downs
in
power
plants
because
of
averaging.
While
an
individual
home
needs
power
all
the
time
and
relies
on
the
coal
fired
power
plant
for
its
electricity,
multiple
homes
will
have
power
needs
that
occur
at
different
times--some
need
power
early
in
the
day,
some
in
the
evening.
The
overall
average
should
hopefully
show
a
decrease
in
overall
need
throughout
the
day,
allowing
us
to
reduce
power
plant
output.
Plus,
individual
turbines
would
allow
for
DC
applications
in
homes--yes,
that
requires
batteries,
etc,
but
there
is
a
reduction
in
carbon
output
and
a
reduction
in
dependence
on
the
local
power
plant.
There
was
a
reason
AC
was
chosen
as
the
major
form
of
electrical
production
in
America--it
is
more
flexible
and
reliable
than
DC.
However,
with
the
interest
in
"off-the-grid"
living,
DC
applications
are
available
for
many
household
items.
Individual
turbines
would
require
more
work
on
the
part
of
home
owners
and
would
require
a
better
understanding
of
how
electricity
works
and
the
willingness
to
maintain
the
DC
system.
Whether
or
not
people
would
be
willing
to
learn
to
be
more
self-sufficient
with
energy
is
not
certain.
