Wind-Less

Wind-Less

In the corridor of North Dakota and Texas
The US wind blows the bestess.
      Don’t build up new wind towers
      For more green electric power
No grid - for transmission - to th’ rest of us!


Solar-Less

In th’ US Southwest desert
Cloudless, but Sun that’s omni-present
     Mirrors concentrate hot daylight
     Fused salts store it over night
     Why is solar-less our plight?
Forty-one votes for dissent;
Sixty votes for Senate’s consent


Grid-Less

Why’s getting’ a grid so very hard
With green ‘letricity in high regard?
      Ya have ta ask every politician
      In each and every jurisdiction
“No!” They yell; “Not In MY Backyard!”


Dollar-Less

When you borrow and you just spend,
You’ve nothing left to invest or lend
     Borrow to feed you guzzling cars
     Send $600 billion to sheiks and tsars
Your children can pay it back again.


Job-Less

Too few jobs across our nation.
Family providers in desperation.
     We’ve done the green energy research
     Why our manufacture jobs left in th’ lurch?
Factories find countries with large installations

Wind – Sweden (unemployment 4%; green exports 11%)
Solar cells - Germany, China
Thermal solar – Spain, Europe - North Africa
Grid - Switzerland, China
Geothermal – Iceland, Costa Rica
US?

 David W. Oliver 12/27/09