So, we can get America OFF Middle Eastern oil (and the heck OUT OF IRAQ!) for 2.9 years of the war we're so mightily loosing there. Think of that – we've already paid far far more than what it would cost to wean the US off the Petroleum Nipple. I am going to be so very happy when that failed oilman Bush and his murderous oilman compatriot Cheney are shown the door to the White House. I only hope Mr. Obama is up to the task of holding a lot of criminals to account for their law and Constitution breaking ways.

Looking at http://www.realgoods.com (a site for wind/solar/etc. power) I see you can set up a very sweet 2Kw solar system for around $12,000. With compact fluorescent lights, and energy efficient Sunfrost (or other) refrigerator, and other smart appliances, 2Kw is plenty of electricity to live very comfortably. The way this article is written, it sounds like that's barely scarping by.

Desert Rock is just another in a long series of projects that benefit a few and leave the many behind. The plant and coal mine operators will bank huge profits while only a few Navajo will benefit financially. Some Navajo will get jobs and a few, mostly in the government, are likely to get quite a bit richer. A case in point could be the fellow in Window Rock who wondered where the land could be found for a solar plant. Well, it could be found on the vast tailings piles left by other strip mines or the land that is soon to be strip mined. At a minimum the Desert Rock investors could put a tiny dent in their profits over the next 20 years and supply all of those isolated home sites with adequate, on site solar power collectors and battery storage facilities.

It's the least the country can do to ensure power is supplied.

So, we can get America OFF Middle Eastern oil (and the heck OUT OF IRAQ!) for 2.9 years of the war we’re so mightily loosing there. Think of that – we’ve already paid far far more than what it would cost to wean the US off the Petroleum Nipple. I am going to be so very happy when that failed oilman Bush and his murderous oilman compatriot Cheney are shown the door to the White House. I only hope Mr. Obama is up to the task of holding a lot of criminals to account for their law and Constitution breaking ways.

Looking at http://www.realgoods.com (a site for wind/solar/etc. power) I see you can set up a very sweet 2Kw solar system for around $12,000. With compact fluorescent lights, and energy efficient Sunfrost (or other) refrigerator, and other smart appliances, 2Kw is plenty of electricity to live very comfortably. The way this article is written, it sounds like that’s barely scarping by.

Desert Rock is just another in a long series of projects that benefit a few and leave the many behind. The plant and coal mine operators will bank huge profits while only a few Navajo will benefit financially. Some Navajo will get jobs and a few, mostly in the government, are likely to get quite a bit richer. A case in point could be the fellow in Window Rock who wondered where the land could be found for a solar plant. Well, it could be found on the vast tailings piles left by other strip mines or the land that is soon to be strip mined. At a minimum the Desert Rock investors could put a tiny dent in their profits over the next 20 years and supply all of those isolated home sites with adequate, on site solar power collectors and battery storage facilities.

It’s the least the country can do to ensure power is supplied.