I saw a news item in USA Today that gives me a bit of hope for future EVs: http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-10-30-2859907842_x.htm With all the...
Don't send money to IMO the donation-whores at Sierra Club, League of Conservation Voters, NRDC, and others who opposed solar power and CNG for cars. By...
On Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:09:28 -0000, "doug korthof" ... I've never read it. I'm sure I could have learned a lot, but I also avoided part of GM's con job. I...
Hi, One advantage of Prop 7 would have been to allow solar installations in the desert, far from the Ocean. The Coastal Ocean now is being killed by...
The sony recall is for laptop batteries. There are about 2 dozen different chemistries of lithium batteries. The batteries used in laptops are lithium...
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3012/is_n2_v178/ai_20301578 "...In a related announcement at the show, GM unveiled the high-speed version of Magne...
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'...Citing an "unprecedented credit crunch," GM's North American sales chief Mark LaNeve said cutbacks on leasing and consumer financing at GM's affiliated...
I think I saw a disclaimer on one of those DiTech finance ads on TV that said DiTech was a subsidiary of GMAC. It could be that their home loan business is...
On Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:02:10 -0000, "doug korthof" <live_oil_free@...> wrote: [...] ... that's what it sounds like. ... You have often criticized the...
... otoh, they're China's biggest auto company. I watched a docu on GM in China the other night on Al Forat (an alternative TV station on Galaxy 25 Free To...
How do you argue with the guys who say that it takes more energy to make a solar PV panel than it gathers in its lifetime? I know at the present <$1/watt it's...
Understanding the bigger picture of just how many paths solar will cross explains why there are so many walls going up. Ok personal solar system on a home you...
From Electrifyingtimes. 1. Neil Young Wants his 1959 Lincoln to Win the X-Prize   Posted by: "Remy Chevalier" electrifyingtimes@... cleannewworld ...
On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 8:00 AM, Pete Snidal <snidey@...> wrote: How do you argue with the guys who say that it takes more energy to make a solar PV panel...
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... This is roughly the number I've seen too, when I ran into such arguments years ago. Here is one link which deals with the question: ...
Aside from the answer I just posted, with energy payback estimates in the 1-4 year range, I suppose it is the case that in some areas with less insolation,...
The boom in the stock market, the rise in solar stocks, foretold the victory of the Dems in the election; the demise of the failed Bush-O- Nomic donation of...
Wiliam F. Buckley said it best: "G. W. Bush will have no legacy " (at least not positive) Â Wiliam F. Buckley said it best: "G. W. Bush will have no l egacy "...
Lol ok can we look at the point that we are powering up the tv and frig coffee maker and microwave and such without a nuc plant or crude in the air from coal...
What is the energy payback time for 1. Nuclear 2. Hydro 3. Geothermal 4. Oil-well drilling 5. Ethanol 6. Hydrogen 7. Concentrated solar thermal 8. food farming...
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So tell me more about why T. Boone Pickens is not a postive force for renewables. Last I heard he was a FORMER oil man and wanted to do massive solar and wind...
Well another payback idea would be to consider the payback time on a PV system vs a coal plant or hydro dam or nuke plant. How does a nuke plant offset the...
I just did some quick math - $10K installation divided by my roughly $100 monthly electric bill yields roughly an eight year payoff. The panels last ~25-30...
The big election result for us was of course Obama; if McCain had won, Electric cars would have had NO chance. With Obama, there is at least a small chance...
If you can use solar electricity to offset gasoline usage, the break even date comes a lot faster. I think it is more accurate to think of solar installation...
T Boone has an second objective. I read it in Texas Monthly. Water. He got the Texas legislature to pass a law that allows him to take water from the aquafer...
We should not confuse energy payback with some sort of financial payback equation. Ken seems to be doing this. Energy payback is an important question that...
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