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Replying to: volvomax (Oct 12, 2007 10:06 am)  -Rocky
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Replying to: rockylee (Oct 12, 2007 2:11 pm)
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Replying to: volvomax (Oct 12, 2007 2:16 pm) Either is John Edwards. But even John, with his large house has done things like change to flourescent ligh bulbs to reduce his emissions. -Rocky
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Replying to: rockylee (Oct 12, 2007 2:21 pm) He is Mr. "Two America's" Clearly, he prefers to live in the rich America,and has zero qualms about it.
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Replying to: volvomax (Oct 12, 2007 2:26 pm) Owns a couple of SUV hybrids. -Rocky
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Replying to: rockylee (Oct 12, 2007 2:38 pm) You need to research our President's Crawford ranch home. He is far more environmentally astute than Edwards or Gore. GW Bush's carbon footprint may be even less than yours. Some politicians talk a good story. Some just do it and keep quiet about it.
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keep quiet about it??!! How about ardently trumpet that there isn't a problem for a half dozen years, until enough people have called him a fool that he reverses himself completely? In five years Explorer has gone from far and away the #1 SUV to being topped by the CRV (new #1 SUV) and RAV. Buyers may be coming to their senses despite the lack of leadership from Washington.
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Replying to: gagrice (Oct 12, 2007 8:58 pm) That's laughable. The guy fly's in Jet's weekly. He's dumped more carbon gases into the enviroment than my whole family combined. -Rocky
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Replying to: rockylee (Oct 13, 2007 1:15 am) His Texas ranch captures rain and wastewater for landscaping. Solar panels line the roof and an underground geothermal system provides heating and air conditioning. There's even a protected forest that is home to the rare golden-cheeked warbler. The 4,000-square-foot house is a model of environmental rectitude. Geothermal heat pumps located in a central closet circulate water through pipes buried 300 feet deep in the ground where the temperature is a constant 67 degrees; the water heats the house in the winter and cools it in the summer. Systems such as the one in this "eco-friendly" dwelling use about 25% of the electricity that traditional heating and cooling systems utilize. A 25,000-gallon underground cistern collects rainwater gathered from roof runs; wastewater from sinks, toilets and showers goes into underground purifying tanks and is also funneled into the cistern. The water from the cistern is used to irrigate the landscaping surrounding the four-bedroom home. Plants and flowers native to the high prairie area blend the structure into the surrounding ecosystem. No, this is not the home of some eccentrically wealthy eco-freak trying to shame his fellow citizens into following the pristineness of his self-righteous example. And no, it is not the wilderness retreat of the Sierra Club or the Natural Resources Defense Council, a haven where tree-huggers plot political strategy. This is President George W. Bush's "Texas White House" outside the small town of Crawford.
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