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Mexitron
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Speaking of ***uyama and energy needs ..... <grin>
I recently came across this video of an invention by an Idaho couple of paving our roads with solar panels. Somehow they managed to build the solar
cells directly into these hard blocks that generate power but can withstand the weight of vehicles.
Probably far down the road (roll eyes) but I can see a distant future like that. |
I've seen that video, what an awesome concept---talk about revolutionizing our labor force and reducing the dependence on oil and more ***ushima type
power sources ( )
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/solar-roadways
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Mexitron
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SFandH
I think solar roofing shingles are in the future. Improve the current two part system, a roof with solar panels on top, and just make the roof itself
out of photovoltaic materials. Every building generates electricity and feeds it into the grid.
This is a step in that direction:
http://www.dowpowerhouse.com/
[Edited on 6-11-2014 by SFandH] |
Yes!
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Sweetwater
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At least there is real research and current information regarding the radiation in the ocean.....and the blowhard seems to have abandoned his trail of
denial.....It sure is interesting to be a test subject isn't it.....
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Radiation levels in Albacore tuna have tripled post-***ushima, according to Oregon State University (OSU) researchers. The scientists came to that
conclusion after conducting a study on fish caught off the coast of Oregon. According to Delvin Neville, a graduate research assistant at OSU, these
trace levels are too small to be a realistic concern. "A year of eating albacore with these cesium traces is about the same dose of radiation as you
get from spending 23 seconds in a stuffy basement from radon gas, or sleeping next to your spouse for 40 nights from the natural potassium-40 in their
body," said Mr. Neville. However, researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the GEOMAR Research Center for
Marine Geosciences say the worst is yet to come and that the most highly radioactive water hasn't reached US shores yet. Regardless, all scientists
apparently agree that the radioactive contamination is still traveling in ocean currents, the long-term effects of which remain to be seen.
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Everbody\'s preachin\' at me that we all wanna git to heaven, trouble is, nobody wants to die to git there.-BB King
Reality is what does not go away when you stop believing in it. -Philip K Dick
Nothing is worse than active ignorance. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe(1749-1832, German writer, artist and politician)
When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I\'ve never tried before. - Mae West
Experience is what keeps a man who makes the same mistake twice from admitting it the third time around.
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MrBillM
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The Bottom Line is ...................
That ***-U was an extraordinary event AND the result (according to OSU) to the Fishes (+
us) was Negligible.
Life is GOOD.
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Sweetwater
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBillM
That ***-U was an extraordinary event AND the result (according to OSU) to the Fishes (+
us) was Negligible.
Life is GOOD. |
Are you insisting to be as ignorant as the DK?
It ain't over till it's over.....and it's a long way from over.....
Everbody\'s preachin\' at me that we all wanna git to heaven, trouble is, nobody wants to die to git there.-BB King
Reality is what does not go away when you stop believing in it. -Philip K Dick
Nothing is worse than active ignorance. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe(1749-1832, German writer, artist and politician)
When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I\'ve never tried before. - Mae West
Experience is what keeps a man who makes the same mistake twice from admitting it the third time around.
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MrBillM
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It's a LONG Ways until it's OVER ?
I certainly HOPE so.
We just bought a New Travel Trailer and plan on getting some use out of it.
Before the Radioactive Fish kill us all ?
Fortunately, that's not a BIG part of my diet.
It's a good thing that the Cows and Pigs aren't getting a Dose from the ***u.
THAT would be a concern.
Life IS Good !
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redhilltown
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBillM
I certainly HOPE so.
We just bought a New Travel Trailer and plan on getting some use out of it.
Before the Radioactive Fish kill us all ?
Fortunately, that's not a BIG part of my diet.
It's a good thing that the Cows and Pigs aren't getting a Dose from the ***u.
THAT would be a concern.
Life IS Good ! |
Yeah...Thank GOD that cows and pigs are free from disease and other nasty imperfections that may plague fish. Antibiotics, hormones, factories, crap
ponds that burst and send rivers of...well, crap into nearby streams. Thank GOD all is good.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/344807/livestock-f...
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chuckie
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Stop eating...
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MrBillM
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Dead Cows STILL taste Good
Including the Hot Dog this a.m.
AND the Steak tonight.
People eating them are living long lives.
YES, Life as a Carnivore IS GOOD.
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motoged
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Mr. Bile,
Your avatar suggests a person hiding behind a fence.
Is that you?
P.S. Yes, I know all about the "Kilroy was here" bit...
[Edited on 6-22-2014 by motoged]
Don't believe everything you think....
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MrBillM
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No Need to Hide
I'm prepared for whatever comes my way.
Locked and Loaded, as they say.
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wessongroup
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Gotta tells us how that works on radiation ... 
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David K
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My happy sun avatar must really concern some. After all more radiation comes from it than any of the made up stuff that will not harm anyone. I am
sitting by the pool right now soaking up the deadly rays of sunshine.
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wessongroup
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Watch out for skin cancer ..
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MrBillM
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IF you're worried about Radiation ..............
You've got too much time on your hands.
SOMETHING ELSE is going to kill you before THAT does.
Bet the Farm.
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mtgoat666
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Mayday, mayday, mayday!
What's your carbon footprint?
Last Month Was The Hottest May In Recorded History
This past May was a scorcher. According to a new report, it was the hottest May in recorded history.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Monday that combined average May temperatures on land and sea surfaces were at 1.33
degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average of 58.6 degrees. "Four of the five warmest Mays on record have occurred in the past five years," the
NOAA also wrote in its report. The previous hottest May on record was in 2010.
The warmest regions last month were reportedly eastern Kazakhstan, central and northwestern Australia and parts of Indonesia, according to The
Washington Post.
Scientists believe the higher temperatures are likely a sign of an impending El Niño, a periodic warming of Pacific Ocean waters which brings heavy
rainfall but could also be beneficial to parts of the globe experiencing droughts. The Climate Prediction Center says there is a 70 percent chance of
El Niño returning this summer, increasing to an 80 percent chance by fall. The last major El Niño occurred in 1997, resulting in billions of dollars
of damage around the world.
Kevin Trenberth, a climate scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research who's been monitoring sea levels, told Science magazine a
forthcoming El Niño later this year could likely rival the one in '97. “I don’t think we’ve seen anything like this before,” he said.
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Barry A.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
My happy sun avatar must really concern some. After all more radiation comes from it than any of the made up stuff that will not harm anyone. I am
sitting by the pool right now soaking up the deadly rays of sunshine. |
I grew up on a CA beach-----lived there for 30 years. Flew airplanes exposed to the sun for several other years. My job as a Ranger was mostly
outside, tho I did wear a smoky-B hat much of the time.
In the last 25 years (I am 76) I have had 20 actual surgeries for skin cancer removal----3 melanomas, and numerous Squamous and Basal Cell Carcinoma.
I am fair-haired, blue eyed, and light-skinned which doesn't help. In addition, I have had literally dozens and dozens of thingy's frozen off my
skin.
The "SUN" is nothing to fool around with.
Barry
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wessongroup
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Dittos ... Barry
[Edited on 6-23-2014 by wessongroup]
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Skipjack Joe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Barry A.
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
My happy sun avatar must really concern some. After all more radiation comes from it than any of the made up stuff that will not harm anyone. I am
sitting by the pool right now soaking up the deadly rays of sunshine. |
I grew up on a CA beach-----lived there for 30 years. Flew airplanes exposed to the sun for several other years. My job as a Ranger was mostly
outside, tho I did wear a smoky-B hat much of the time.
In the last 25 years (I am 76) I have had 20 actual surgeries for skin cancer removal----3 melanomas, and numerous Squamous and Basal Cell Carcinoma.
I am fair-haired, blue eyed, and light-skinned which doesn't help. In addition, I have had literally dozens and dozens of thingy's frozen off my
skin.
The "SUN" is nothing to fool around with.
Barry |
Well son of a gun, they don't agree on everything after all.
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Barry A.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
| Quote: | Originally posted by Barry A.
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
My happy sun avatar must really concern some. After all more radiation comes from it than any of the made up stuff that will not harm anyone. I am
sitting by the pool right now soaking up the deadly rays of sunshine. |
I grew up on a CA beach-----lived there for 30 years. Flew airplanes exposed to the sun for several other years. My job as a Ranger was mostly
outside, tho I did wear a smoky-B hat much of the time.
In the last 25 years (I am 76) I have had 20 actual surgeries for skin cancer removal----3 melanomas, and numerous Squamous and Basal Cell Carcinoma.
I am fair-haired, blue eyed, and light-skinned which doesn't help. In addition, I have had literally dozens and dozens of thingy's frozen off my
skin.
The "SUN" is nothing to fool around with.
Barry |
Well son of a gun, they don't agree on everything after all. |
Yes, very rare indeed. The wisdom of age & personal experience, in this case. 
Barry
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