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bananas

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Thu Feb-19-09 01:30 PM
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Maybe GliderGuider is right

Edited on Thu Feb-19-09 01:35 PM by bananas

Still stuck at four recs: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x273552

As Mark Twain said, "Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody ever does anything about it."

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OKIsItJustMe

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Thu Feb-19-09 04:17 PM
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1. Well, it's gone to 11…

I can't make it, and if I could, ironically, I'd feel guilty about burning the carbon to get there…

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Canuckistanian

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Thu Feb-19-09 04:50 PM
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2. GliderGuider?

I haven't seen him around for a while.

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GliderGuider

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Thu Feb-19-09 05:40 PM
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3. Oh, I'm still around.

I'm much calmer these days, because of the spiritual transformation that I'm going through, so I'm posting less than I used to. I still think civilization is hosed, but I'm much happier now that I see that as an opportunity rather than a challenge.

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Terry in Austin

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Thu Feb-19-09 06:32 PM
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4. Now, THAT's adaptation

Tsunami? Hey, surf's up!

:fistbump:

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Canuckistanian

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Thu Feb-19-09 09:48 PM
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5. Hey, GG!

Good to see you're still here.

We've got to do the Lanark Green Festival together this year.

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GliderGuider

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Thu Feb-19-09 10:20 PM
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6. OK, you're on!

July 10-12 at the Middleville fair grounds.
We'll make some plans.

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wtmusic

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Fri Feb-20-09 02:37 PM
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10. Congrats GG.

Edited on Fri Feb-20-09 02:37 PM by wtmusic

I'm in dire need of some of that.

:thumbsup:

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GliderGuider

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Fri Feb-20-09 02:53 PM
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11. "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the (Population) Bomb"...

Seriously, I can't recommend this spiritual shit highly enough. And to think a year ago I would spit at the mere mention of the word.

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phantom power

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Fri Feb-20-09 06:01 PM
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13. Is ironic detachment anything like spritual shit?

Because I'm totally supplied with that.

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tom_paine

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Sat Feb-21-09 09:12 AM
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14. Funny you should say that. I, too, am feeling better about things.

"It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine!"

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tama

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Mon Feb-23-09 03:06 AM
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15. Mmm...

it'(the spritual shit) is closer not to detachment per se, but the irony of 'total seriousness' if you get my drift. Not either or but both and - when we really laugh, from the fullness of our heart, we have tears in our eyes... :cry: :7 :loveya:

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NNadir

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Fri Feb-20-09 12:27 AM
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7. Oh it's not like nobody does ANYTHING.

I continuously hear from people here who show great selective attention to attacking the world's largest, by far, form of climate change gas free energy on the grounds that they have very, very, very, very, very poor educations.

I wouldn't call that not doing anything. I would call that making the situation far worse than it has to be.

Ignorance - especially assertive ignorance - is not neutral. It is not passive.

On the contrary, ignorance kills.

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GliderGuider

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Fri Feb-20-09 06:47 AM
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8. Ignorance isn't the only thing that kills

So does ennui.

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OKIsItJustMe

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Fri Feb-20-09 08:41 AM
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9. Well put

"Ennui kills."

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bananas

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Fri Feb-20-09 05:46 PM
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12. Hydro is the world's largest form of climate change gas free energy

In 2006, hydro generated about 10% more electricity than nuclear:
Hydro: 2,997.06 Billion Kilowatthours
Nuclear: 2,660.26 Billion Kilowatthours

From the xls file at www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/RecentElectricityGenerationByType.xls
translated by google into html:

1 Energy Information Administration
2
3 Table Posted: December 8, 2008
4 Next Update: When new or revised data are available.
5
6 World Net Electricity Generation by Type, Most Recent Annual Estimates, 2006P
7 (Billion Kilowatthours)
8 Conventional Geothermal, Solar, Wind,
9 Country Thermal Hydroelectric Nuclear and Wood and Waste Total

<snip>

247 World Total 11,943.04 2,997.06 2,660.26 414.31 18,014.67

<snip>

I know you're not "ignorant" of this fact, because I've pointed it out to you many times before.
You are intentionally misleading people.

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