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RestoreGore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 10:14 PM Original message |
Capturing Power Of The Sun To Electrify Poor Nations |
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zalinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. This is just so damn great !!!! n/t |
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RestoreGore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:16 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. It is the kind of vision to take us into the future |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. I'm passionate about solar power |
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Cobalt-60 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 03:54 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. It's ALL solar power! |
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lazyriver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
5. Imagine what could be accomplished if our government |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 01:08 PM Response to Reply #5 |
19. It's apparently more important that we throw our money away on |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
6. What the hell? You can harness the power of the sun? |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:35 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Because it's expensive. And it only works when the sun is up. |
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RestoreGore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:39 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Africa has the one blessing of being bathed in sun |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:53 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Well, it costs $5,000. How much energy does it produce per dollar? |
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RestoreGore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:58 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. When you take in the risks to health and safety, nuclear is more expensive in the longrun |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 12:03 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Yes, you keep saying that, completely impervious to the data that show otherwise. |
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RestoreGore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 12:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. You can bet your ass I will. |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 12:00 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. It *currently* costs $5000 but as the OP states... |
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RestoreGore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 12:13 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. yes, talk about being impervious to the data... |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 12:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Speaking of that: |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 12:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. When you don't have anything, each watt is precious. |
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RestoreGore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 07:40 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Well, you don't know that |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 08:57 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. And you know what about global product support of high tech devices? |
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RestoreGore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 11:40 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. And what do you know about it? |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 12:06 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. This is the problem with Faith-Based policy |
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RestoreGore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 07:04 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Oh please, "faith based policy" |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 10:45 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Pot, Kettle, Black. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 01:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. You are making a big assumption here: |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:47 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. More than 1.3 million homes in the developing world have PV systems |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 09:29 AM Response to Reply #9 |
25. Check out "Wards Solar Cabin" to see what it's like |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 01:09 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. Funny, that. I don't use much electricity at night.......I sleep. |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 01:11 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I see. So, you disconnect your main breaker when the sun sets each night? |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
18. Things like this give me hope, at least for the undeveloped world. |
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losthills (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
30. This is a credible model for the future. |
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