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1. K&R

Reply to grahamhgreen (Original post)

Sat Sep 20, 2014, 05:07 AM

Sep 2014

It's only common sense, ghg. It's going to happen, and the sooner the better. Then we won't have to fight all these oil wars and put up with these pipelines bursting all over the land and despoiling our aquifers, no more fracking. Thanks for this report!

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100b invested in wind & solar produces more energy than oil. [View all] grahamhgreen Sep 2014 OP

K&R ReRe Sep 2014 #1

When you include the wars & cancers & pollution costs, renewables are even better:) grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #5

This doesn't come as much surprise Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #2

There have been studies showing that if it could be tapped, the potential kinetic energy of offshore CentralMass Sep 2014 #3

Look at the link before placing any faith in this. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2014 #4

Those numbers seem solid, in fact a little conservative. What numbers do you take issue with? grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #6

kick for the naysayers librechik Sep 2014 #7

Yes....kick. Rhinodawg Sep 2014 #8

lol, dawg librechik Sep 2014 #9

Thanks grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #10

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #11