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byronius

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8. I dig this.

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Sat May 10, 2014, 07:44 PM

May 2014

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Obama�s Move On Solar Is Equivalent To A Year Without 80 Million Cars [View all] ProSense May 2014 OP

Wow. Impressive numbers. I hope it's enough. randome May 2014 #1

Kick! n/t ProSense May 2014 #2

Reverse Reagan - Solar Panels Return to WH Roof ProSense May 2014 #3

Reagan was such a tool. Cha May 2014 #13

Reagan came along and struck down the Carter Admins initiative on solar energy. Go figure. YOHABLO May 2014 #20

And yet in Ohio albino65 May 2014 #4

Nope, try Oaklahoma where people who put up Solar cells are PENALIZED! the_working_poor May 2014 #40

Bout died over this one.......could not believe they passed this tax..... a kennedy May 2014 #48

EPA Is On A Winning Streak In Court Battles Over Clean Air ProSense May 2014 #5

I think he was waiting on the rulings to see how far he could go. nt okaawhatever May 2014 #15

Keystone === Dead Deal pbmus May 2014 #6

Excellent. toby jo May 2014 #7

I dig this. byronius May 2014 #8

k&r n/t RainDog May 2014 #9

There are one billion cars on the road. rug May 2014 #10

There are ProSense May 2014 #11

When it comes to carbon emission you can't credibly talk about national borders. rug May 2014 #12

When ProSense May 2014 #16

That's .08% and the headline uses car equivalents. rug May 2014 #17

Yes, 80 million is 8 percent of the world's cars ProSense May 2014 #18

First, here's a blue link. rug May 2014 #19

Are you ProSense May 2014 #21

Math doesn't lie and bad math makes bad politics. rug May 2014 #28

"Bad math" does lie, and it also doesn't make for good comments. LOL! ProSense May 2014 #30

The OP doesn't upset me. It's a good, but small step. rug May 2014 #31

"What irks me is the urge to push it for more than what it is." ProSense May 2014 #32

I doublechecked; it is 8%. Whether the program equals 80 million cars remains to be seen. rug May 2014 #33

What ProSense May 2014 #35

Here's the bottom line--this is GOOD NEWS, and you appear intent on crapping on the thread. MADem May 2014 #42

You can take ir any way you want. Things are not good/bad. rug May 2014 #43

Yes, I sure can, and I've told you how I have taken it. You're crapping on the thread. MADem May 2014 #44

Oh I think the thread will survive some nuance. rug May 2014 #46

Well, what you're doing isn't nuance, unless you're "taking a big nuance" all over the thread. nt MADem May 2014 #47

If 80,000,000 and 1,000,000,000 are correct figures IDemo May 2014 #24

I don't know about the 80,000,000 but here's the source for one billion. rug May 2014 #29

I'm not doubting the one billion figure IDemo May 2014 #34

Since the US does not control energy policy for the entire planet, riqster May 2014 #37

Doin' my part by not driving a car. :) Thanks Obama Cha May 2014 #14

The math works. ProSense May 2014 #22

the well-travelled-path yields little. quadrature May 2014 #23

Those things you mention all put carbon into the air. DireStrike May 2014 #25

But EV's use less carbon energy per mile than equivalent sized internal combustion vehicles IDemo May 2014 #27

How can ProSense May 2014 #26

Solar PV. progress is painfully slow... quadrature May 2014 #36

No, it doesn't. This is an example of the misapplication of a saying--what yields little is the MADem May 2014 #45

Best reason to vote straight Democratic ticket in 6 months ffr May 2014 #38

So will you feel this way when Keystone is given thumbs up ... pbmus May 2014 #39

Yes. Yes. Certainly. Absolutely. ffr May 2014 #41