BR_Parkway
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Tue May-13-08 09:33 AM
Response to Reply #16 |
| 51. Just throw a week's worth of "War on Terra" money at the problem |
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that would be huge in itself.
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| -Solar Power Isn't Feasible |
lame54 |
May-12-08 11:51 AM |
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thats what some say |
madokie |
May-12-08 11:51 AM |
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It was interesting to see 400 year old homes in Germany with solar panels |
newfie11 |
May-13-08 05:49 AM |
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Not only that it would be interesting just to see 400 year old houses |
madokie |
May-13-08 07:31 AM |
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Germany is 80% energy self-sufficient now, tx to govt. subsidies. |
Liberty Belle |
May-13-08 10:55 AM |
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Yep - and we could generate enough power from the Mojave Desert |
Taverner |
May-12-08 11:52 AM |
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I just spent 10 days traveling through... |
Hell Hath No Fury |
May-13-08 10:25 AM |
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There's a bylaw to the Laws of Physics that makes Solar infeasible in the US.... |
Junkdrawer |
May-12-08 11:54 AM |
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Why, which bylaw would that be? |
ForeignSpectator |
May-13-08 03:11 AM |
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The "Laws of Physics are Subject to Politics" bylaw. Powerful, that one. |
Junkdrawer |
May-13-08 05:25 AM |
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Yep, it also bends probability and turns the near-impossible into the expected. |
Dr_eldritch |
May-13-08 06:45 AM |
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Yes it is, huh |
madokie |
May-13-08 07:35 AM |
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Lol, I see... duh! |
ForeignSpectator |
May-13-08 07:53 AM |
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I had someone tell me recently that "we are decades away from usable solar power" |
unpossibles |
May-12-08 11:55 AM |
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Someone should tell Spain that |
Winterblues |
May-12-08 11:59 AM |
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I guess this person you talked to voted for Reagan in 1980, who promptly junked Carter's energy plan |
Selatius |
May-12-08 12:02 PM |
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yes. He also tried to defend Bush's legacy when I listed a long list of his "accomplishments" |
unpossibles |
May-12-08 12:46 PM |
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And the Iranians are moments away from having nukes |
devilgrrl |
May-12-08 12:48 PM |
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I guess the mid eighties were technically decades ago. |
Bornaginhooligan |
May-12-08 12:51 PM |
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I'm not sure what your point is |
unpossibles |
May-12-08 12:52 PM |
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"decades away from usable solar power?" |
liberalla |
May-13-08 01:02 AM |
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more profit in making new bottles. |
Hannah Bell |
May-13-08 02:29 AM |
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That's something that would change if the govt. gets involved. |
liberalla |
May-13-08 04:32 AM |
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You have some excellent ideas and many of these would |
Mudoria |
May-13-08 08:24 AM |
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I'm with you all the way |
Revlon10 |
May-13-08 05:30 AM |
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working on it |
druidity33 |
May-13-08 06:17 AM |
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Just throw a week's worth of "War on Terra" money at the problem |
BR_Parkway |
May-13-08 09:33 AM |
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Carter pushed for it |
Art_from_Ark |
May-13-08 03:55 AM |
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I've been mulling over.... |
Bigmack |
May-13-08 10:29 AM |
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I read an amazing newspaper story on that, I think in the early 90s. |
bigmonkey |
May-13-08 12:08 PM |
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If they swapped brains with a jaybird |
Art_from_Ark |
May-15-08 12:41 AM |
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On a more serious note |
Art_from_Ark |
May-15-08 12:51 AM |
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Except for all those people who use solar power right now |
IronLionZion |
May-13-08 10:18 AM |
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Exactly. If only we had listened. If only the next president had followed through. |
crickets |
May-15-08 06:38 AM |
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We use it all the time here. It works great. Hardware is expensive though. |
King Coal |
May-12-08 11:56 AM |
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Exactly right. Electric cars are not... |
Mr_Jefferson_24 |
May-12-08 12:04 PM |
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What about waves? |
annabanana |
May-12-08 12:05 PM |
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"Since the beginning of time |
BadgerKid |
May-12-08 12:44 PM |
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nicely played |
Wetzelbill |
May-13-08 05:41 AM |
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and they don't own the wind either. |
liberalla |
May-13-08 12:48 AM |
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Is wind power cheaper than solar and more feasible? |
rabies1 |
May-13-08 08:09 AM |
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it can be, yes. |
QuestionAll |
May-13-08 08:15 AM |
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Good post. |
Indenturedebtor |
May-13-08 01:12 AM |
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LOL! n/t |
ForeignSpectator |
May-13-08 03:01 AM |
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GOP/Libertarian's favorite canard: everything is a commodity. n/t |
ColbertWatcher |
May-13-08 01:14 AM |
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K&R |
dicksteele |
May-13-08 03:27 AM |
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Not feasible my a&§! |
ForeignSpectator |
May-13-08 03:47 AM |
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Solar is the answer... |
and-justice-for-all |
May-13-08 05:14 AM |
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Oh damn that's good. |
Ian_rd |
May-13-08 06:14 AM |
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I wonder what that big a$$ International Space Station |
mcollier |
May-13-08 06:45 AM |
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"Solar Photons Set New Price Record" |
Ian_rd |
May-13-08 07:18 AM |
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That says it all. |
D23MIURG23 |
May-13-08 07:40 AM |
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Wait until these oil guys own water. ..n/t |
Just-plain-Kathy |
May-13-08 08:04 AM |
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And they are busily working on that... part of the WTO charter, isn't it? |
redqueen |
May-13-08 09:24 AM |
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hell...wait until they own clean air... |
Blue_Tires |
May-13-08 09:31 AM |
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What clean air? n/t |
leeroysphits |
May-13-08 11:13 AM |
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Yeah..right. The internal combustion engine in incredibly complex |
paparush |
May-13-08 08:32 AM |
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Just to be clear... |
jasonc |
May-13-08 08:52 AM |
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"we own the copper" |
beat tk |
May-13-08 08:43 AM |
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Two more which are intertwined |
reclinerhead |
May-13-08 08:48 AM |
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Funny Comic, but... |
Unca Jim |
May-13-08 09:01 AM |
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The History Channel had a special that showed Solar Technology |
MessiahRp |
May-13-08 10:02 AM |
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Sure, but... |
Unca Jim |
May-14-08 01:09 PM |
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There's got to be ways to transfer energy over long distances |
MessiahRp |
May-14-08 02:30 PM |
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I've lived in Germany. |
JDPriestly |
May-13-08 10:34 AM |
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Great idea... |
Unca Jim |
May-14-08 01:15 PM |
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The magick bullet for sustainable energy |
realpolitik |
May-13-08 11:13 AM |
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I think I remember this very cartoon FROM THE 70s! nt |
cloudythescribbler |
May-13-08 10:21 AM |
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So do I! |
Lydia Leftcoast |
May-13-08 10:26 AM |
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Nanosolar |
NBachers |
May-13-08 10:26 AM |
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Solar is only one part |
Jakes Progress |
May-13-08 10:40 AM |
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Is it kind of like the "Solar Powered Bikini" |
nolabels |
May-13-08 12:10 PM |
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that's why we have to do it without waiting for corporate America & their tools in DC to do it |
yurbud |
May-13-08 10:37 AM |
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That's an oldie but a goodie! (NT) |
Tesha |
May-13-08 10:52 AM |
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One thing that would REALLY help would be to have excess solar power on grid get PAID for! |
calipendence |
May-13-08 10:52 AM |
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So true,,,Only thing that will get us off our lazy asses is if another country makes the breakthru. |
raystorm7 |
May-13-08 10:54 AM |
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There are several breakthroughs that have already been made, you can just be sure |
greyhound1966 |
May-14-08 01:22 PM |
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A Battery! A Battery! My Kingdom for A Battery! |
frog92969 |
May-13-08 10:55 AM |
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Tesla |
Unca Jim |
May-14-08 01:21 PM |
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I believe that cartoon is over thirty years old |
Jack Rabbit |
May-13-08 11:06 AM |
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Nationalize Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas |
realpolitik |
May-13-08 11:21 AM |
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sounds like you would prefer a markist country |
thunder35 |
May-13-08 11:57 AM |
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I don't think so |
realpolitik |
May-13-08 01:36 PM |
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If you're going to throw out RW insults, at least SPELL them correctly. |
HughBeaumont |
May-15-08 06:46 AM |
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Let's put the few who own everything out of business --- nationalize our natural resources --- !!! |
defendandprotect |
May-13-08 11:19 AM |
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Yep, that's it in a nutshell. |
TheGoldenRule |
May-13-08 01:44 PM |
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