Wind and solar and wave, oh my! What will they come up with next?
Wave energy (aka hydrokinetic energy) was even predicted in 1908 to be the energy source of the future. Wave energy, however, has not been fully studied; the large, delicate, expensive buoys concern fishers who don't want to run into them, and nobody knows what the environmental effects will be... least of all Sonoma County residents responding to this November agenda item.
Hydrokinetic energy works by bouncing magnets in the rise and fall of ocean waves. If I had stayed in science classes I might be able to explain this more clearly and correctly. Apparently, 0.2% of the energy wasted in waves could power the entire world if harvested.
In related news, Google announced its intent to invest "hundreds of millions" of dollars in renewable energy to spark an energy revolution. And the ED's name is Larry Brilliant. Nice.
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