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exboyfil

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3. We are swimming in natural gas

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Sep 29, 2017, 10:15 AM

Sep 2017

Which is the most flexible and robust energy source for base power. A robust grid is a distributed grid with solar and wind. Any other argument is specious.

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Trump proposes higher payments for coal, nuclear power [View all] DonViejo Sep 2017 OP

That is exactly what we need -- Subsidies for Coal !! Le Gaucher Sep 2017 #1

So as the auto industry got going we should have helped the buddy whip factories? Botany Sep 2017 #2

We are swimming in natural gas exboyfil Sep 2017 #3

You can't be serious Perry you POS........... Bengus81 Sep 2017 #4

They let trump wear a miner's helmet---it went downhill from there. Paladin Sep 2017 #5

sick sick sick republicans pissing on America's future Achilleaze Sep 2017 #6

Reliability is Rubbish modrepub Sep 2017 #7

What happened to the Republican mantra of Ray Bruns Sep 2017 #8

the "free market" is a farce LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2017 #13

Media needs to call it what it is - A NEW TAX ON ENERGY CONSUMERS groundloop Sep 2017 #9

Isn't that socialism/communism rather than free market capitalism? keithbvadu2 Sep 2017 #10

Yes, one might call Trump a National Socialist Bradical79 Sep 2017 #11

It's called Extortion, fueled by Monopolistic Capitalism JunkYardDogg Sep 2017 #12