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JMatic

Since 12 Aug 2008
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PostWed Feb 03, 10 1:54 pm    Good ole US of A Reply with quote

Just when you think the world is about to give up on us, we pull a stunt in renewable energy obtained by wind and TOTALLY redeem ourselves!!

http://www.economist.com/daily/chartgallery/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15449509&source=features_box_main

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tstansbury

Since 06 Jun 2006
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PostWed Feb 03, 10 1:57 pm     Reply with quote

the power of tax credits makeing stuff free while adding the cost onto the debt.

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Gman

Since 11 Feb 2006
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PostWed Feb 03, 10 2:00 pm     Reply with quote

USA! USA! USA!


لمشجعينا في الشرق الأوسط nwkite -- الموت لامريكا!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eu2pBpQolKE

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JMatic

Since 12 Aug 2008
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PostWed Feb 03, 10 2:22 pm     Reply with quote

Gman wrote:

لمشجعينا في الشرق الأوسط nwkite -- الموت لامريكا!


Dude--did you just say you're going to reign holy Jihad down on my magical wind machines!!! Touche' bro!

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Hein

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PostWed Feb 03, 10 2:25 pm     Reply with quote

A handful of safe, clean nuclear plants will put the wind farms out of business.
And all those government subsidies (paid taxes) will be gone with the wind.

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tstansbury

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PostWed Feb 03, 10 2:58 pm     Reply with quote

hold on for a minute to end those tax credits. I am going to put in some solar panells to offset some of those hikes that are comeing.

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tautologies

Since 24 Aug 2006
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Oahu
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PostWed Feb 03, 10 3:02 pm     Reply with quote

I wonder how that statistic would look if you related it to per capita energy consumption (including gas). Sorry to put cold water on it, but US of A has long way to go....and might I ad the only way out of the debt accumulation...unless the economy completely collapses which I think it will unless Obama get some support to make some pretty radical regulatory changes.

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kt

Since 16 Mar 2005
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PostWed Feb 03, 10 3:05 pm     Reply with quote

excellent idea! just now where exactly do we store that clean nuclear waste that those plants produce? how about the waste from a wind farm? oh, wait, there is no waste.

gosh, all those subsidies and tax breaks for creating something that is helping our planet. that is horrible. quick, where's my gun?

Hein wrote:
A handful of safe, clean nuclear plants will put the wind farms out of business.
And all those government subsidies (paid taxes) will be gone with the wind.

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pjc

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PostWed Feb 03, 10 3:08 pm     Reply with quote

thing is, germany has less than 1/3 the population of the u.s.

now, measure wind power per person, and list texas as if it's own country. that would show you what's really going down.

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Tony

Since 28 Aug 2006
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PostWed Feb 03, 10 3:32 pm     Reply with quote

I rather unplug a few appliances before building these things
in my back yard.

The gorge looked a lot better before those things started going up...

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tstansbury

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PostWed Feb 03, 10 3:53 pm     Reply with quote

if we could only turn them on to blow when the wind died

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K4L

Since 19 Jan 2009
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PostWed Feb 03, 10 4:26 pm     Reply with quote

Hein wrote:
A handful of safe, clean nuclear plants will put the wind farms out of business.
And all those government subsidies (paid taxes) will be gone with the wind.


Laughing Laughing Clean and Safe Laughing Laughing

I have yet to hear of a "clean" way to mine and purify uranium and oh yeah, you have to transport that nuclear fuel to and from the power plant. Never mind the high level radiactive waste produced that takes tens of thousands of years to become safe. AND for every three units of energy produced two units are discharged to the eviornment as waste heat, in general warming our water. (Just what the enviornment needs! )
Those pesky windmills sound better all the time to me

Dont get me wrong there are benefits to Nuclear Power as well, Just dont try and say it is Safe and Clean

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strapless101

Since 17 Aug 2009
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PostFri Feb 05, 10 6:44 pm     Reply with quote

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The gorge looked a lot better before those things started going up...


The same could be said about White Salmon's bluff houses and hood river's hillside. If you're gonna build em, better figure out how to power them

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