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Replying to: flash11 (Jun 10, 2008 4:58 pm) http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/features/the-reality-of-frances-aggressiv- e-nuclear-power-push I would agree that we could build a few nuclear plants. Are the CANDU reactors the best way to go? The current refurbishment at the Bruce Power Plant in Canada may influence how many more units get built. http://www.thestar.com/News/Ideas/article/283653 One thing we can all be assured of, nuclear plants are not going to spring up as fast as ethanol plants did and still are. 
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CNNMoney is reporting that the average Prius spends 17 hours on the dealer lot. I wonder if the people are negotiating with the truck driver that delivers the car. I suppose the hot gift this upcoming holiday season will be a Prius with a Wii inside.  Dear Santa I have been a good boy this past year........................... 
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Replying to: flash11 (Jun 10, 2008 5:09 pm) It costs $10,000/kg to send something to space. Current solar panels generate 44 watts/kg. Say we want to build a Gigawatt power station, enough to power 1/1000th of America. Lets assume that the transfer equipment back to Earth takes up no weight. The cost of such a plant would be $227 billion, just to launch it. Ignoring, of course, the ridiculous further costs of designing the craft, getting large scale microwave power transfer to work, cooling the bloody thing, assembling it, getting it to fit in rockets such that the $10,000 /kg applies, and many more things I haven't thought of in this hasty assessment.
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My Sonoma only gave me 22.9 mpg this last tank. Ends up as $5.10 per round trip to work.
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Replying to: dave8697 (Jun 10, 2008 7:31 pm)
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Replying to: flash11 (Jun 10, 2008 4:58 pm) Even better, why not just buy the power? The grid is already in place, and we can let Canada deal with the waste and siting issues. I don't remember if anyone posted this link - hard to keep up in here: Extreme Driving Techniques for Extreme Fuel Economy That article talks about the "requirement" of owning a Scan Gauge: Choice of Hypermilers Everywhere
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This is really hard to believe,in Fla the charter boats are running non stop and the recreational fishing has increased at least 10 percent over last year.Every boat ramp and marina is full and overflowing with no parking and you need traffic cops on the water,The only people we have seen inpacted by high fuel prices are the watermen.
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Replying to: texases (Jun 10, 2008 3:00 pm) Not necessarily...this is what I was talking about before. A growing economy produces more revenue for the government in the form of increased taxes. That increased tax revenue MAY (key word) be greater than the amount of money spent subsidizing gas prices. It's a theory we can't really check, because most of these countries (including China, as mentioned) won't let us look at their "real" books. But theoretically it's sound...Sony and Nintendo basically sell consoles at a loss to make money on the games. HP sells inkjet printers at a loss to make money on the ink. A country could theoretically sell gas at a loss (in effect) in order to make money on the ensuing economic growth. The business model in itself has already been proven. So some of these subsidies in other countries may go on for quite a bit longer than some thing. Though i realize some have already given them up, others haven't.
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Replying to: kafuka2002 (Jun 10, 2008 8:11 pm) It is also better for US citizens. Trying to go to Europe will be a real shocker with the exchange rate so high.
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Replying to: british_rover (Jun 10, 2008 4:42 pm) Hmm, self-powered buildings...I like that, come to think of it. Interesting sales slogan too. |
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