Ahmad wrote: Why don't we rely on fossil fuel (oil, gas, coal & tar sands) until such time they run out or become expensive then we'll switch to renewable...
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Jim & Janet
txsolarguy
Sep 16, 2007 10:10 pm
The policy that the state of Texas refuses to increase the retail cost of gasoline by adding a five-cent gasoline tax amounts to an indirect subsidy to the...
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Kathleen Carrier
kathleen@...
Sep 16, 2007 10:15 pm
Constructive food for thought - a friend wrote this: In general, Energy Efficiency and Carbon Footprint are two different reasons (and often motivations) for...
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phil6142@...
pghcch_au
Sep 16, 2007 10:42 pm
I find it a little disturbing that not too long ago on this site a person was thoughly chastized and I think runaway for asking questions about energy prices.?...
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Solar Energy
whysolar
Sep 16, 2007 10:55 pm
What's the stated mission of hreg? ahmad ... Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell....
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Garth & Kim Travis
airdriel
Sep 16, 2007 10:59 pm
Greetings, If you think you can do a better job, you are welcome to it. No one was commended, the only thing I chastised was the name calling. I do believe if...
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Robert Johnston
pencil1959
Sep 17, 2007 12:22 am
Ahmad, There is an HREG website here: http://www.txses.org/hreg/index.php If you read the top of the home page you'll find, among other words, these: "The...
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Solar Energy
whysolar
Sep 17, 2007 1:27 am
Robert, I appreciate you sending me the Mission Statement but it still doesn't answer my questions. Of course we all know we're engaged in the topic of...
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Robert Johnston
pencil1959
Sep 17, 2007 1:59 am
Ahmad, I think you and I share the perspective that economics is the most important driver, not technology for technology's sake. As you read from Charles ...
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Jim & Janet
txsolarguy
Sep 17, 2007 2:42 am
Oil & NG is not cheap. Coal is cheap. No wars are being fought over coal. The efficency of a coal burning power plant, trainload of coal to electricity, is...
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Solar Energy
whysolar
Sep 17, 2007 3:04 am
Folks, I joined HREG about a year ago in October 2006. Since then I have posted a maximum of 5 or 6 messages - one of them being a thank you note to few...
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Bashir Syed
drycellsc
Sep 17, 2007 3:46 am
Mr. Ahmed: No one is asking you to change if you have worked in the field of Hydrocarbons for so many years.But having been conditioned in that mode it is hard...
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Bashir Syed
drycellsc
Sep 17, 2007 4:33 am
Full-scale View Notes All numbers are, at best, informed estimates. Within the broad concept of oil 'reserves' there are several key distinctions: ultimately...
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John Miggins
jmiggins
Sep 17, 2007 1:44 pm
This map is ideeed telling and perhaps why we are building military bases in this vital region. I think the different threads of what is relevant to this group...
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Robert Johnston
pencil1959
Sep 17, 2007 2:13 pm
Ahmad, I don't think anyone is trying to silence you (or Susan Modikoane). A plea to stay on topic and apolitical is not "trying to silence" you. I apologize...
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Jack Wagner (HSN)
johnjackwagner2
Sep 17, 2007 2:31 pm
I saw the report on CNN - very sad. On a related matter - a friend of mine who is a mid-level executive with Halliburton told me that if the US goes through...
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Garth & Kim Travis
airdriel
Sep 17, 2007 3:08 pm
Greetings, You miss the whole point. You made a personal attack on Robert and were called on it. That is the only reason you have been chastised. Reasonable...
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Ooi, Han S [NTK]
hanumanhojo
Sep 17, 2007 3:10 pm
I'm here primarily because I am interested in energy efficiency; always has been since I got my first Radio Shack electronic kit. As an electrical engineer, I...
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evelyn sardina
evelynsardina
Sep 17, 2007 3:22 pm
Conservation would be wonderful. The fact of the matter is that people are not willing to conserve if it means cramping their style. Goverment is not going...
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Garth & Kim Travis
airdriel
Sep 17, 2007 3:53 pm
Greetings, You are correct, I didn't respond. I was taught that if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. When speed limits were lowered,...
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Ooi, Han S [NTK]
hanumanhojo
Sep 17, 2007 4:10 pm
The key is to let energy prices rise to a point where people really start hurting. There are many things our society can do to increase efficiency but it will...
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Juan C. Ramos
Elplante
Sep 17, 2007 4:14 pm
Could you kindly delete my mailing address? Thanks. J. Ramos Garth & Kim Travis <gartht@...> wrote: Greetings, You miss the whole point. You made a...
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Ed Joyner
edjoyner@...
Sep 17, 2007 5:19 pm
Maybe you need to consider moving to China, Russia or good ole England. I understand that the government in these countries have laws that cause the masses to...
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Ooi, Han S [NTK]
hanumanhojo
Sep 17, 2007 6:29 pm
I don't need to do anything. Rising energy prices will eventually steamroll all opposition. Thankfully, we also have the subprime mess which should limit...
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Garth & Kim Travis
airdriel
Sep 17, 2007 7:15 pm
Greetings, Please read the message all the way to the bottom where it tells you exactly how to un-subscribe. Members are not listed by email addresses, but by...
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juliekannai
Sep 17, 2007 8:38 pm
HREGers- I encourage those of you with renewable energy and green building experience to submit for the Gulf Coast Green conference. With over 800 attendees...
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Ariel Thomann
ajthomann@...
Sep 17, 2007 10:06 pm
Oh, boy, I hardly know where to start considering the recent/ongoing flurries. - 1. For starts, please do trim down responses, and if you are addressing your ...
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Ariel Thomann
ajthomann@...
Sep 17, 2007 11:37 pm
(Eventual) Goals: 1. Only aviation to use "burnables"; all land transportation to be electric (use most cost-effective local source, as in Europe), maritime...
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Ariel Thomann
ajthomann@...
Sep 17, 2007 11:39 pm
Evelyn wrote "I once suggested that we a as a group wrote a petition to lower the speed limit as a means to conserve energy." As another replier, I too had a...
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Michael Ewert
mkewert
Sep 18, 2007 12:23 am
I encourage everyone on this list to read the American Solar Energy Society's recent report "Tackling <http://www.ases.org/climatechange>; Climate Change in the...
