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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 11:00 AM Original message |
China to become world's largest wind power producer |
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BayCityProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
1. This is good |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
2. This makes sense for them. It is cheaper than bringing in fossil fuels from |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
3. China is taking over the leadership role in the world............ |
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BayCityProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 11:20 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. They also |
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cdnwannabe (178 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 11:29 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Because it's socialism to "them".... |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 11:30 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. answer: our corrupt government directed by k street criminals...... |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
7. And I thought the world's largest wind producer was Bill O'Reilly. |
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Hoosier Dem (346 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 12:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Not sure if that's wind or just plain hot air. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 12:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. LOL! Yeah, he does break a lot of wind from his piehole. nt |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
9. Time to crunch some numbers |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 12:19 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. in the rural areas they use high sulfur coal |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 01:31 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Yes - 150 million kW of wind generating capacity by 2020 is nothing to cheer about |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 01:50 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Glad we agree... |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 02:02 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Only on the DU E&E forum is 50 G"W" of wind capacity "peanuts" |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 02:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. As Einstein said when he was asked if he liked his sister... |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 03:41 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. 50 G"W" of new Chinese wind capacity is more than China has planned for new nuclear capacity |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 04:00 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. So they're putting all their effort into coal then? |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 04:14 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. China's rapid economic growth is unsustainable and they are going to have to deal |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 04:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. That I agree with, without reservation. |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 02:44 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. What number are we comparing against? |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 03:00 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. "these predictions appear to be made without any consideration of..." |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 05:49 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Only in the world of the blind optimist is it significant |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 06:17 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. and 30 GW of new Chinese nuclear is even less |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 06:39 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Well no, it's about twice as much |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 06:59 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. The *name plate* wind capacity is 150 GW, which, as we all know, is only 50 G"W" |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 07:26 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. That's because I'm a dumbass |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-16-07 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
11. Maybe someday China will liberate us. nt |
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