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3. Wind, Solar, & Geothermal

Reply to wtmusic (Original post)

Sun Oct 28, 2012, 03:56 PM

Oct 2012

What don't they have in common with Gas, oil, and coal? Oh yea, the former offer virtually unlimited energy, the latter are a dead end.

Not to mention the differences between the two in carbon footprint.

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