Laelth
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Thu Jul-16-09 08:47 PM
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| 6. Terrible news, but it makes a lot of people happy. |
| -U.S. wind report blows away records |
bananas |
Jul-16-09 08:16 PM |
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Some great news! Thank you and rec'd! nt |
babylonsister |
Jul-16-09 08:21 PM |
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Great news....keeping it kicked and rec'd |
AnOhioan |
Jul-16-09 08:22 PM |
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Great news for the big energy corporations. |
prostomulgus |
Jul-16-09 08:26 PM |
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Actually, it's great news for the birds! |
bananas |
Jul-16-09 08:35 PM |
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Very interesting. Thanks. |
DavidDvorkin |
Jul-16-09 08:45 PM |
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Birds and windpower (some science) |
Celefin |
Jul-17-09 08:02 AM |
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Terrible news, but it makes a lot of people happy. |
Laelth |
Jul-16-09 08:47 PM |
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Okay, but... |
kimmylavin |
Jul-16-09 09:05 PM |
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No doubt. We need to do that. |
Laelth |
Jul-17-09 01:13 AM |
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No, we don't "burn the same amount of fossil fuels whether we have the windmills or not" |
bananas |
Jul-17-09 03:19 AM |
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No energy source will ever reduce our need for oil. |
kentauros |
Jul-18-09 12:09 PM |
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Okay, then 50% reduction. |
kimmylavin |
Jul-18-09 03:30 PM |
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lol there we go. |
high density |
Jul-16-09 09:08 PM |
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Happy to oblige. |
Laelth |
Jul-17-09 01:13 AM |
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If we want to continue to use electricity, sacrifices have to be made. |
Zynx |
Jul-16-09 09:16 PM |
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Me too. Coal has to go. |
Laelth |
Jul-17-09 01:16 AM |
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bullshit, again |
diane in sf |
Jul-16-09 09:48 PM |
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Thank you for your kind opinion. |
Laelth |
Jul-17-09 01:16 AM |
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Explode the lungs of bats? |
Fumesucker |
Jul-16-09 10:25 PM |
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Presumably, they create low pressures that bats lungs can't take. |
Laelth |
Jul-17-09 01:10 AM |
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What a load of bull. |
truthisfreedom |
Jul-16-09 11:07 PM |
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Wow! Unadulterated wind industry propaganda. A rare treat. LOL. |
Laelth |
Jul-17-09 01:28 AM |
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You don't understand 'spinning reserves' at all |
muriel_volestrangler |
Jul-17-09 07:58 AM |
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Blight? Those look like they're in the middle of nowhere |
high density |
Jul-17-09 01:32 PM |
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As a matter of fact, they are quite beautiful |
kentauros |
Jul-18-09 12:13 PM |
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Please explain where we should get our electricity from... |
scheming daemons |
Jul-16-09 11:34 PM |
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No. I am not a Luddite. |
Laelth |
Jul-17-09 01:31 AM |
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Here's what we do. |
bananas |
Jul-17-09 03:24 AM |
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What a pleasant surprise! |
City Lights |
Jul-16-09 09:02 PM |
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Or 2 ap1000 reactors.. (2) |
Pavulon |
Jul-16-09 09:59 PM |
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Would you please stop asking such inconvenient questions? |
Psephos |
Jul-16-09 10:20 PM |
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Nuclear Bombshell: $26 Billion cost — $10,800 per kilowatt! — killed Ontario nuclear bid |
bananas |
Jul-16-09 10:55 PM |
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Like 26 billion? And they work on calm days..You think china paid that? |
Pavulon |
Jul-17-09 02:20 PM |
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China hasn't paid yet - just like Finland |
bananas |
Jul-18-09 10:33 AM |
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Put some turbines near the Sotomayor hearings... lots of wind generation there |
scheming daemons |
Jul-16-09 11:33 PM |
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Put up some more here around Fargo. Plenty of wind around here! |
Odin2005 |
Jul-17-09 08:06 AM |
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Unfortunately, wind is still only supplying one third of one percent of US energy consumption. |
GliderGuider |
Jul-17-09 08:47 AM |
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awesome! |
fascisthunter |
Jul-17-09 03:25 PM |
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oh i thought the thread would be about the 2 burritos i ate last night |
Mari333 |
Jul-18-09 03:41 PM |
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