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    A game-changing Optical Cavity Furnace developed by NREL

    Your tax dollars at work.... A game-changing Optical Cavity Furnace developed by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy...
    Thread by: tripp, Oct 26, 2011, 14 replies, in forum: Environmental Discussion
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    Fenestration U's and S's: Picking the Right Window

    Are you in a heating or a cooling climate? If the later, it probably makes sense to go with low E and not worry too much about passive heating....
    Post by: tripp, Sep 27, 2011 in forum: Environmental Discussion
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    It's been a bad week for Believers

    Cheeky, DAS. I like it.
    Post by: tripp, Sep 20, 2011 in forum: Environmental Discussion
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    Thorium-based nuclear power?

    Thorium research was abandoned in the US in the 50's because thorium is so difficult to weaponize. that's the word on the street anyways. The US...
    Post by: tripp, Sep 15, 2011 in forum: Environmental Discussion
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    SolOptics' "FUSION" Confirms a Major Breakthrough in Decreasing the Cost of Photovoltaic Energy Prod

    Re: SolOptics' "FUSION" Confirms a Major Breakthrough in Decreasing the Cost of Photovoltaic Energy It sounds like it can added at the factory or...
    Post by: tripp, Sep 13, 2011 in forum: Environmental Discussion
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    SolOptics' "FUSION" Confirms a Major Breakthrough in Decreasing the Cost of Photovoltaic Energy Prod

    In outdoor tests performed by NREL at its Golden, Colorado, research campus, FUSION increased the overall energy production of the PV...
    Thread by: tripp, Sep 13, 2011, 5 replies, in forum: Environmental Discussion
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    True costs of gasoline

    Yes, it's the classic short term needs trump all problem, but the human brain is wired for that. That made sense 10K yrs ago. unfortunately, brain...
    Post by: tripp, Sep 10, 2011 in forum: Environmental Discussion
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    Senator Harry Reid - first Hybrid Solar-Geothermal Power Plant - Las Vegas National Clean Energy Sum

    Re: Senator Harry Reid - first Hybrid Solar-Geothermal Power Plant - Las Vegas National Clean Energy This is someting that makes a lot of sense....
    Post by: tripp, Sep 2, 2011 in forum: Environmental Discussion
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    Goodbye Religion

    The Stalin thing is a bit of a red herring in this argument, really. Stalin wasn't applying atheist principles to the way he ruled with an iron...
    Post by: tripp, Aug 17, 2011 in forum: Fred's House of Pancakes
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    Warren Buffett: Tax me and the rest of the wealthy more

    My great uncle wrote the tax code that was in place from 1954 (?) to 1986. He then spent the rest of his career consulting on tax issues for corps...
    Post by: tripp, Aug 15, 2011 in forum: Fred's House of Pancakes
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    Goodbye Religion

    I did 2 tours in the USA FA. Each time I had to do the oath I very politely didn't say the last part. Just said "so help me". "Straight at 'em,...
    Post by: tripp, Aug 12, 2011 in forum: Fred's House of Pancakes
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    NASA blows hole in global warming alarmism

    PC, they'd definitely be wrong if they cherry pick a year and say "see, it's hotter ergo global warming". You have to look at trends over decades....
    Post by: tripp, Aug 10, 2011 in forum: Environmental Discussion