Thomas Dolby Saw the Future!
For those of you who do remember his name, you probably think of “She Blinded Me With Science.”
However, the man has forged a career out of lovely tunes, including not only very likely your mobile phone ringtone but the 1981 gem, “Wind Power.” You can listen to it below.
Quite likely, you’re also familiar with the premise/promise of wind power. Namely, that it can help deliver us from the evils of nuclear and coal power plants. Well, to date that promise has been mostly hot air (sigh). Instead of massive wind turbines, we’re sold absurd ‘backyard turbines’ that are a waste of money and generate far less power in a lifetime than that which was spent constructing them.
Ah, but thanks to the POWER OF TECHNOLOGY, as predicted by Thomas Dolby, the time may well be at hand. The breakthrough? As described in his incredible book, “HEAT: How to Stop the World Burning,” High Voltage DC power lines present a solution to the problem of efficiently transferring massive amounts of power long distances (from say, a wind farm 300 miles offshore to numerous coastal cities).
A great writeup on High Voltage DC and it’s relationship to wind power is right HERE (link). One thing pains me about this move to DC: That Edison may be proven correct over Tesla and his AC power. This really kills me. . .oh Nikola . . .As blogs are more popular when they list consumer items, here are a few items you should consider acquiring (best to borrow or buy used):“HEAT” by George Monbiot
“The Sole Inhabitant” by Thomas Dolby
And here’s that Dolby track for you:
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