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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 12:56 PM Original message |
Nukes Are Green, Nicholas Kristof, NY Times, Saturday, April 9, 2005 |
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Mr.Green93 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. A lower U.S. standard of living |
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forgethell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 01:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Better hope then |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 01:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. A lower standard of living |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
4. Always Get A Kick Out Of |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 02:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. One mod |
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dcfirefighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 02:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. At least the Chinese |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-05 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
7. It is encouraging that real thinking is making a rare appearance in our |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-05 05:11 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Cheer up, It's not easy being green. |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-05 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
8. Kristof should write some articles on: |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-05 09:02 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. And what makes you think fossil fuel is NOT subsidized? |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-05 09:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Yeah right. |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-05 03:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. How fucking stupid!! LOL!!!!!! |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-05 04:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Very hard to run an electric grid on PV. |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-05 07:28 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Toxic waste |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-05 09:31 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Is that because they are simpler devices? |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-05 10:17 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. If you look at a "cross sectional view" or "cut away view" |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-05 11:52 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Until PV capacity (or other intermittent sources) comprises 20-30% |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-05 12:32 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Humboldt is in the greenest part of CA |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-05 12:57 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. I don't think H2 energy storage will be economical. |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-05 02:03 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Distributed electrolyzer/storage tank/fuel cell systems |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-05 02:33 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. You missed my point. |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-05 03:46 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. In the Sunbelt, PV could displace a lot (most?) of NG peaking capacity |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-05 07:30 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. If the solar house is connected to the grid, why have local H2 storage? |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-05 07:35 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. I worked in a PV fab for seven years |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-05 09:30 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Yes, but how does that scale to 300 million people? |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-05 10:11 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Pb Sulfate Batteries Are So 19th Century |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-05 12:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. I don't think storage has to be a significant problem... |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-05 01:22 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. The author would probably call this "organizational hubris." |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-05 01:51 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. You can do it IF |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-05 01:55 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Such controls could be invisible to the consumer... |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-05 09:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
35. Really? Why are you so worked up then? |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-05 10:52 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Global PV production is expected to exceed 1.1 GW in 2005 |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-05 11:24 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. The nuclear forecast page you link to is quite remarkable. |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-05 01:05 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. Can't afford PV??? You can in New Jersey |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-05 06:16 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. To answer the question... |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-05 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
16. I don't doubt that PM10 kills at least 25K annually. But ... |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-05 09:21 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Come On Over To Coal Mining Country |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-05 06:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
32. I'll read this as a statement that workers' health and safety issues ... |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-05 09:15 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. In my steel worker's neighborhood |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-05 10:56 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. But upon hearing you refer to amputees as "Stumpy," I see that perhaps ... |
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dcfirefighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-05 11:29 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Read the post |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-05 08:31 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. I am in my 60's |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-05 07:08 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. You're rather more optimistic about OSHA than I am. Workplace ... |
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