jeff wrote:

As for JayL..... It most be great being right all the time

jayL wrote:
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jeff wrote:

As for JayL..... It most be great being right all the time

I didn't ask for this burden, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. It's tough...

Slate_Drake_9 wrote:
pcray gave a good explanation. One really important thing left out though is that this drilling can and does cross numerous aquafers and the process of "fracking" that takes places uses lots of very harmful chemicals that have to be "passed through" these aquafers. Something like 80% of the "fracking" fluid stays in the ground and is known to migrate into different aquafers. I've read this has happend up to 30 miles away from the actual well pad.

JackM wrote:
Whatever your reason pcray, you do often seem to be defending the industry as well as minimizing the effects it does and can have on the environment. On the one hand, it is refreshing to see you aren't fooled by the alarmist commentary that others buy into hook, line and sinker, but it is also discouraging that it seems to many of us that you may be slow to raise your weapon when the enemy appears on the horizon.

pcray1231 wrote:
I said I have ALL the dogs in this fight. I know that we sell to just about all of the energy segments, and we're gonna make our money nomatter which segment grows. I'm not privy to the information on how much we make from the various generation types; not a business guy. My best guess, and its just a guess, is we'd stand to make more from wind than any other type. More raw materials needed per megawatt hour. And its a less mature industry with lots of technological advancements, which translates to the need for more NEW materials. Thats what we excel at, we can't compete with the mega-mills that make commodity steels. We make stuff that nobody else can make, and we make money on it until the patent runs out and someone else figures out how to make it.

Logically speaking, energy companies and I both benefit from high demand. But on the supply side, energy companies want it cheap and easy, whereas I should want it expensive and difficult.

Bottom line: My opinion in no way is influenced by job security.

And of course, even if my reasoning differs, my conclusion does not differ from yours anyway. Which leaves me a little perplexed as to why you implied that I'm with the industry?

FarmerDave wrote:
....so please take my last response with a grain of salt.

Pat, We seem to have some common customers (industries), and from what I have seen, I would bet your company would stand to make a whole lot more money from wind energy.