User:William Ehlert/Lessening green house emmissions/creatingelectricity

To lessen green house gases the US could change all our trains to run on electricity. By doing this and adding many new ways to generate electricity we would see a reduction in the price of electricity because of supply and demand. We would also see a reduction in the price of oil and diesel as well.

To help generate electricity the rail cars on trains could be set up with generators empowered by an on board computer, which would wirelessly cause wheels which tuck up under the rail cars and come down to make energy on command. The computer could use these to generate electricity when the trains come down grade using just enough to keep the trains going. They could also use these when the train stops. By setting them up to generate energy when stopping the trains would be able to stop in shorter distances because of the added traction and could help prevent some train accidents and lessen others. Using the same power grid set up to power the trains to collect energy from them. Rail cars are privately owned but many owners given the chance would opt to earn extra income from them. All the electric trolleys, cable cars and buses which are already hooked up to power lines could start generating energy as soon as the computers and genaerators are added to them.

To create lots of new electric energy the US could pass a law allowing American citizens to put barges or submersible generators on rivers. New style paddle wheels which would billow like a sail and hinged to dump off water as they exit the river. These would be better at making energy than old style paddles and there would be less chance of hurting fish in murky water where they could not be seen than fan style under water generators with blades.

Again to create huge amounts of energy areas like the Pudget Sound could have barges or under water paddle wheels style generators used to harness the energy of our tides. Water is supperior to wind power and water is a given where the wind might blow. A barge that is 15' X 30' could generate many mega watts of energy and because of the emmense size of the Pudget Sound, power could be generated 24 hours a day, seven day a week because of the time difference between the north Sound and the south Sound.

Another area is Cook inlet in Alaska where water could power generators by under water paddle wheels because of the severe winter conditions. Durring a cold snap in the winter the surface would become frozen and barges would be impossible to keep moored. Cook inlet again has differing tide times at the mouth and head so power could be made almost completely through the day and might be able to do it 24/7. The current power system could run full tilt durring any time when power could not be made do to maintenance or other problems.Down under the bridges leading out to the Florida Keys huge amounts of energy could again be realized.

With a lot of new electric energy being made, the price of electricity would come down and could allow some to convert to using electricity instead of heating oil for their homes. We again could see a drop in oil prices as well. Remember this last winter when less heating oil was used and it not only effected the price of oil but gas as well.

These things could be done anywhere in the world that has mountains and trains, or rivers or has borders on the ocean. Inlets could be dug into the land and the dirt and rock removed could be placed out into the inlet or ocean to lengthen them. By building several next to one another power could be made 24/7 by opening some sooner than others.

The bottom line is less fossil fuel being burned and less green house gases being put into the air. Cleaner air and cheaper electricity, diesel, oil and gas as well.

I will add more to this so you can see we do have a reason for hope in the future.