Dear Mr. Pickens,
Breaking news on Wind Power from an "article" published in The New American magazine for December 8, 2008 Page 9 titled: "Wind-driven Turbines Causing Problems for Neighbors."
"'I don't think anyone should have to put up with this.' Headaches, nausea, and insomnia are some of the effects of the noise felt by Gerry Meyer and his family They once welcomed the installation of five wind turbines near the Wisconsin home where they have lived for 37 years. Now retired, he travels all over the state to warn others to be wary."
In our travels we have driven close to lots of those wind turbines, but we've never stopped to listen (feel) the noise they undoubtedly generate.
Do you have any of your wind turbines near your home?
Larry Brown
Your Eyes and Ears in SW Oregon
Now using a Mac Mini (Apple)
P.S. I saw your plan in a You Tube video. As a Caltech grad (MS in EE, 1954), I was impressed. IMHO, we, as a nation, should consider all of the energy sources that you enumerated along with any new, "out of the box" technologies, but the "playing field" should be leveled allowing all technologies to compete. The market will select those technologies that are most cost-effective. It was government regulations, subsidies, and taxes that brought us the "energy crisis."