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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 11:20 AM Original message |
Farmers switch from diesel-powered irrigation |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
1. Since they are gping with electricity, why not SOLAR???? |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 11:32 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Because the electricity they buy from the grid is cheaper. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 11:34 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. "Cheaper". Right. I sure wish energy costs reflected the current reality, |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 08:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Are you claiming to be aware of the external cost of energy? |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-05-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Well, I do know that you are a raging asshole fuckhead. Everything else is superfluous. |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-05-08 06:44 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Never let it be said that a fundie does anything but stick his head in the sand. |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 10:10 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Then perhaps they'd be rushing back to diesel... |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 11:34 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. As well it should be... |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. 20KW Diesel vs 20KW Solar |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 07:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. $80K to install? Shirley, you jest. |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-05-08 01:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Standard Cost $9/Watt Installed |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
5. There's a farm nearby me still using diesel. |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-04-08 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
9. Um, how come they're not using biofuels? |
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