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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 11:25 AM Original message |
Check out these "Ocean Power Systems" by "BioPower" (Wow!) |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
1. National Geographic News Story |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 11:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Wow -- it seems so benign! |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
3. Do any of these devises work for the Great Lakes? |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 12:10 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Only if the Great Lakes have waves... |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
4. That's the ticket |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
6. The ocean is my favortie source of perpetual motion....n/t |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
7. basis of tidal power |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 01:04 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. It seems to me that the bioSTREAM(TM) would be useful for more than tides |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 10:35 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. You're referring to currents? |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 09:43 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Yes, I was referring to currents |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
10. Those look promising compared to other designs I have seen |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 05:19 AM Response to Original message |
11. Off to the greatest page with you! |
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lazyriver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 05:26 AM Response to Original message |
12. Why aren't we working on such things? Oh, wait, that's right... |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
30. We ARE working on such things. |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
13. "in harmony with the living creatures that inspired their design." |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 09:47 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Too late, we've already invaded that habitat. |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 10:16 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. We keep thinking that |
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Zachstar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 11:01 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. We use more coal and they start perishing anyway. |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 11:33 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Exactly |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:09 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. No waste in nature? |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:58 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Yeah, I guess you could call that waste |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:32 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. OK, I'll bite |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 04:46 AM Response to Reply #29 |
42. "the planet is becoming too efficient at retaining heat" |
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Zachstar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
17. Problem is when can these be made in bulk to actually have an effect? |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 12:23 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. I sympathize, but... |
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Zachstar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 12:29 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. We were talking about this stuff in the 70s |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:15 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. When people perceive they have no choice it will happen |
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Zachstar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:27 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. That depression was FAR different. |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:45 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Will we be able to "afford" a new WPA and/or CCC? |
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Zachstar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I strongly disagree |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:30 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. I primarily had in mind building solar and wind farms |
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Zachstar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Then comes the arguement that the gov will favor some states with solar and wind farms and not other |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. And your point is... |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Bullshit. |
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Zachstar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 03:05 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Yes lets just throw money EVERYWHERE WOOT!! |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 03:40 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. No, let's throw it where it might do some good |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:55 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. Your history sucks. |
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Zachstar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 03:10 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Military |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 03:35 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Military spending is not necessarily productive |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. Screw that!!! |
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Zachstar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Yes the people are not suffering enough!! MAKE THEM HIGHER!!! |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 03:26 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Actually, I've been saying for years... |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
43. oo I think it's beautiful! |
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