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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 09:43 AM Original message |
Unfortunate Truth: As long as oil isn't damned expensive, we will never transition to renewables. |
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Chimichurri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
1. Right on. It's only been recently that i see people around me |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
2. The added cost should be going to taxes to help pay for investment in renewables NOT |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 09:53 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. They are the stupid ones... |
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Carnea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 10:03 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Your right we need to raise gas taxes. NT |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 10:55 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. It's you're. |
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Carnea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 10:57 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I stand corrected... Damn spellcheck no make me smarter.... nt |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
3. As long as Americans have inexpensive access to their drug of choice, |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
5. That's quite the future you paint there |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 10:06 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I know...the thought of true energy independence is really really exciting to me! |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
8. The U.S. once had a good energy policy. |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
9. Bullshit... I think people would like to stop putting so much tax money |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 11:46 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. We are running out of oil. This is inevitable. We will all suffer a whole lot more |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 12:57 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. If we are at the PEAK right now, then we still have time to move off the oil.. |
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90-percent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
10. ALSO |
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90-percent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
11. Historically, |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
12. Nit to pick |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 11:41 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Well of course the particular renewable you use would fit your area. |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 11:45 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. And how is that efficient? |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 11:49 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Think about how much water, fertilizer and other types of |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 11:59 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. But you don't live in that particular place |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. It only fits best 'there' because of subsidies paid for from *everywhere* |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Correction: |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 12:57 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Corn based ethanol does not work in *any area* |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 01:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Of course it doesn't work |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 02:15 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Depends.. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 03:08 AM Response to Reply #28 |
34. Hawaii now requires all new homes to install solar water heaters. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
18. I disagree. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 11:51 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Solar power is being researched by the Tech companies... |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 11:58 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Right. |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
27. Wrong |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 02:54 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. We scream bloody murder when Venezuela privatizes their oil. |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 06:44 AM Response to Reply #32 |
35. I'm not nearly as scared of Iran, Iraq, etc, |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
30. I don't believe that. Americans will remember the economic horrors |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 02:43 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Oil companies and speculators control the Govt. & Congress. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 02:58 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. The price of gas is not going to go down to $2.00 a gallon |
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