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tomhagen

(3,604 posts) Sat Apr 15, 2017, 03:49 AM Apr 2017

Forget Coal

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Forget Coal (Original Post) tomhagen Apr 2017 OP

Informative---kicking n/t OxQQme Apr 2017 #1

K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2017 #2

What is going on with batteries? DK504 Apr 2017 #3

Source versus storage. Igel Apr 2017 #4

OxQQme

(2,550 posts)

1. Informative---kicking n/t

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Sat Apr 15, 2017, 08:31 AM

Apr 2017

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

2. K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

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Sat Apr 15, 2017, 10:39 AM

Apr 2017

DK504

(3,847 posts)

3. What is going on with batteries?

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Sat Apr 15, 2017, 12:06 PM

Apr 2017

Well, they are made in China. I'll go for Tesla's Power wall. It would be nice if we can get rid of most of the toxic shit in electronics. 'Cause they're made in China and our idiotic need to keep up with the Jones, blatant consumerism that we are feed hourly. Just saw a commercial for Easter, they are trying to turn into Christmas. Good job family values...keeping Christ in the churches.

Do we really need an 8" phone, a tablet and a laptop? On us at all times, really? Just ridiculous we have taught kids that more is better and throw aways are okay to end up in landfills.

Igel

(35,362 posts)

4. Source versus storage.

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Sat Apr 15, 2017, 02:35 PM

Apr 2017

Even coal, really, is just storage, sort of very-long-term storage of solar energy.

Batteries are very short term. But they can't store what we don't have.

"Forget coal" might be a good idea, but batteries can't replace coal. It's like saying we have beef jerky, so forget cows.

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