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Post by snow on Apr 2, 2019 9:39:04 GMT -5
Yes, but not sure how that would help us if we needed more power. Will our alternative power sources be enough? EU has put more into that than we have. Well, there really isn't any intention to investigate alternate power sources, as long as this government is in control. As a matter of fact, there's been enough "restrictions" placed on government agencies to ignore such things in favor of coal miners and big oil companies. Alternate power sources in this country are virtually the work of private individuals/companies who have to compete with traditional power sources for a share of the market. In Nevada people with solar panels are required to sell their extra power to the grid, and then when they take from the grid they do so at twice the price they received for contributing. If you're big enough like the casino industry you can detach from the grid and be as economical as you want. You can sell to the grid here in Canada too, but it's likely the same as in the states. If they need to buy they pay more than they got for selling it. We don't have acres of solar panels here like you do just south of Vegas. We do have a lot of wind turbines though. And, we do have some geothermal. But you also have wind turbines. A big one is down around Palm Springs. If the states is in trouble (according to that article) then I think Canada likely is too.
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Post by BobWilliston on Apr 2, 2019 15:54:39 GMT -5
Well, there really isn't any intention to investigate alternate power sources, as long as this government is in control. As a matter of fact, there's been enough "restrictions" placed on government agencies to ignore such things in favor of coal miners and big oil companies. Alternate power sources in this country are virtually the work of private individuals/companies who have to compete with traditional power sources for a share of the market. In Nevada people with solar panels are required to sell their extra power to the grid, and then when they take from the grid they do so at twice the price they received for contributing. If you're big enough like the casino industry you can detach from the grid and be as economical as you want. You can sell to the grid here in Canada too, but it's likely the same as in the states. If they need to buy they pay more than they got for selling it. We don't have acres of solar panels here like you do just south of Vegas. We do have a lot of wind turbines though. And, we do have some geothermal. But you also have wind turbines. A big one is down around Palm Springs. If the states is in trouble (according to that article) then I think Canada likely is too. I'm actually quite confident the "need for green" will win out in the end. The present "situation" will certainly prove unsustainable.
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Post by snow on Apr 3, 2019 14:50:31 GMT -5
You can sell to the grid here in Canada too, but it's likely the same as in the states. If they need to buy they pay more than they got for selling it. We don't have acres of solar panels here like you do just south of Vegas. We do have a lot of wind turbines though. And, we do have some geothermal. But you also have wind turbines. A big one is down around Palm Springs. If the states is in trouble (according to that article) then I think Canada likely is too. I'm actually quite confident the "need for green" will win out in the end. The present "situation" will certainly prove unsustainable. Yes, I agree. But will there be more 'growing pains' for those in Canada vs those in Europe. Europe seems to be better equipped to survive the end of the fossil fuel era than we are. Especially since we have been the ones with so much oil. Alberta in particular.
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Post by BobWilliston on Apr 3, 2019 15:38:15 GMT -5
I'm actually quite confident the "need for green" will win out in the end. The present "situation" will certainly prove unsustainable. Yes, I agree. But will there be more 'growing pains' for those in Canada vs those in Europe. Europe seems to be better equipped to survive the end of the fossil fuel era than we are. Especially since we have been the ones with so much oil. Alberta in particular. Yes, Alberta will have to adjust its economy accordingly, won't it?
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Post by openingact34 on Apr 3, 2019 20:27:26 GMT -5
Well, there really isn't any intention to investigate alternate power sources, as long as this government is in control. As a matter of fact, there's been enough "restrictions" placed on government agencies to ignore such things in favor of coal miners and big oil companies. Alternate power sources in this country are virtually the work of private individuals/companies who have to compete with traditional power sources for a share of the market. In Nevada people with solar panels are required to sell their extra power to the grid, and then when they take from the grid they do so at twice the price they received for contributing. If you're big enough like the casino industry you can detach from the grid and be as economical as you want. You can sell to the grid here in Canada too, but it's likely the same as in the states. If they need to buy they pay more than they got for selling it. We don't have acres of solar panels here like you do just south of Vegas. We do have a lot of wind turbines though. And, we do have some geothermal. But you also have wind turbines. A big one is down around Palm Springs. If the states is in trouble (according to that article) then I think Canada likely is too. Bad news for wind power... thehill.com/homenews/administration/437096-trump-claims-noise-from-windmills-causes-cancer
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Post by BobWilliston on Apr 4, 2019 2:21:30 GMT -5
You can sell to the grid here in Canada too, but it's likely the same as in the states. If they need to buy they pay more than they got for selling it. We don't have acres of solar panels here like you do just south of Vegas. We do have a lot of wind turbines though. And, we do have some geothermal. But you also have wind turbines. A big one is down around Palm Springs. If the states is in trouble (according to that article) then I think Canada likely is too. Bad news for wind power... thehill.com/homenews/administration/437096-trump-claims-noise-from-windmills-causes-cancerAnd we do accept finally that Trump knows more about everyone about everything ... except when he has to answer questions.
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Post by snow on Apr 4, 2019 11:33:28 GMT -5
You can sell to the grid here in Canada too, but it's likely the same as in the states. If they need to buy they pay more than they got for selling it. We don't have acres of solar panels here like you do just south of Vegas. We do have a lot of wind turbines though. And, we do have some geothermal. But you also have wind turbines. A big one is down around Palm Springs. If the states is in trouble (according to that article) then I think Canada likely is too. Bad news for wind power... thehill.com/homenews/administration/437096-trump-claims-noise-from-windmills-causes-cancerWell that's the first time I've heard that noise causes cancer. Good to have such a genius for a president. Otherwise how would we ever know these kinds of things.
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Post by BobWilliston on Apr 4, 2019 16:32:03 GMT -5
Well that's the first time I've heard that noise causes cancer. Good to have such a genius for a president. Otherwise how would we ever know these kinds of things. Saviors always bring revelations.
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Post by snow on Apr 8, 2019 12:54:13 GMT -5
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Post by BobWilliston on Apr 8, 2019 15:40:28 GMT -5
There have also been recordings of elephants performing rituals over another elephant who has died. There was also a clip that circulated of a lion (obviously not a hungry one) who rescued a baby monkey from an attack by some other animal. I wish I'd saved it.
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Post by snow on Apr 8, 2019 16:10:12 GMT -5
There have also been recordings of elephants performing rituals over another elephant who has died. There was also a clip that circulated of a lion (obviously not a hungry one) who rescued a baby monkey from an attack by some other animal. I wish I'd saved it. Yes. We definitely are not the only animal species that show empathy and grieve. I think anyone who has ever owned a cat or dog knows that, but we aren't as aware of this in the world of wild animals. The more we study them, the more we see they aren't all that different from us in those ways.
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Post by BobWilliston on Apr 8, 2019 16:21:35 GMT -5
There have also been recordings of elephants performing rituals over another elephant who has died. There was also a clip that circulated of a lion (obviously not a hungry one) who rescued a baby monkey from an attack by some other animal. I wish I'd saved it. Yes. We definitely are not the only animal species that show empathy and grieve. I think anyone who has ever owned a cat or dog knows that, but we aren't as aware of this in the world of wild animals. The more we study them, the more we see they aren't all that different from us in those ways. If only they could talk. But then, elephants do indeed have language.
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Post by snow on Apr 9, 2019 14:12:31 GMT -5
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Post by BobWilliston on Apr 9, 2019 17:18:49 GMT -5
Children are increasingly becoming afraid to leave home without their parents, for a variety of reasons.
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Post by snow on Apr 10, 2019 15:29:43 GMT -5
Children are increasingly becoming afraid to leave home without their parents, for a variety of reasons. That's sad. What are some of the reasons you feel has contributed to this fear? I think it's because parents are so paranoid now about letting their kids out of their sight and this has been interpreted by kids as something to be afraid of, but I just don't know if that's it.
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Post by BobWilliston on Apr 10, 2019 19:18:51 GMT -5
Children are increasingly becoming afraid to leave home without their parents, for a variety of reasons. That's sad. What are some of the reasons you feel has contributed to this fear? I think it's because parents are so paranoid now about letting their kids out of their sight and this has been interpreted by kids as something to be afraid of, but I just don't know if that's it. That's part of it. But there are now situations where parents are having to assure kids that they won't be taken and put in prison with all those other kids. With 47,000 divided families in the country it's getting more difficult to hide -- kids don't understand how all of this works. I remember when I was in grade 2 that I was too terrified to go straight home from school one day because there was a rumor that a convict had been spotted on a street half way home. I didn't know anything about convicts except that they killed kids. By the time I got home my parents had already called the police.
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Post by snow on Apr 11, 2019 13:05:00 GMT -5
That's sad. What are some of the reasons you feel has contributed to this fear? I think it's because parents are so paranoid now about letting their kids out of their sight and this has been interpreted by kids as something to be afraid of, but I just don't know if that's it. That's part of it. But there are now situations where parents are having to assure kids that they won't be taken and put in prison with all those other kids. With 47,000 divided families in the country it's getting more difficult to hide -- kids don't understand how all of this works. I remember when I was in grade 2 that I was too terrified to go straight home from school one day because there was a rumor that a convict had been spotted on a street half way home. I didn't know anything about convicts except that they killed kids. By the time I got home my parents had already called the police. Yes I can see how that can be terrifying. Kids do not understand and it does worry them more than we know sometimes.
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Post by BobWilliston on Apr 11, 2019 13:16:28 GMT -5
That's part of it. But there are now situations where parents are having to assure kids that they won't be taken and put in prison with all those other kids. With 47,000 divided families in the country it's getting more difficult to hide -- kids don't understand how all of this works. I remember when I was in grade 2 that I was too terrified to go straight home from school one day because there was a rumor that a convict had been spotted on a street half way home. I didn't know anything about convicts except that they killed kids. By the time I got home my parents had already called the police. Yes I can see how that can be terrifying. Kids do not understand and it does worry them more than we know sometimes. I remember when I was small I was visiting at my grandparents' house one night and they were discussing the SS practices during WWII with the couple who were visiting them. I had to walk about a quarter mile home afterward in the dark I shivered every driveway I passed. I was sure someone would come out and grab me.
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Post by snow on Apr 16, 2019 12:54:01 GMT -5
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Post by snow on Apr 16, 2019 12:56:18 GMT -5
This makes sense. I once read a book of what different cultures meant by certain facial expressions and body language. It was a fascinating book actually. So much of our ability to understand what another person is communicating to us comes from body language and facial expressions. It's not much wonder that things get misinterpreted on these kinds of forums. It's also no wonder why we have developed a way of putting facial expressions into our written responses. Emoticons are a huge business cosmosmagazine.com/biology/face-facts-we-have-evolved-to-communicate
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Post by snow on Apr 17, 2019 15:02:47 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2019 16:42:29 GMT -5
when you have only 144 characters for the most part, yeah your attention span will be shortened....the internet has affected mine a little since i got on it and started doing forums...sigh
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2019 23:54:08 GMT -5
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Post by snow on Apr 19, 2019 10:52:41 GMT -5
She is good! I have a very musical family on my birth mom's side. My nieces and nephews all play several instruments in two of my sister's families. 4 of them play in a Christian band.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2019 22:20:12 GMT -5
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Post by snow on Apr 20, 2019 22:35:13 GMT -5
Wow, the beginning was really amazing! Thanks for sharing.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2019 0:59:15 GMT -5
i learned today that in Judaism each rabbi that has a following is considered a denomination so instead of a couple or so denom's we have maybe hundreds if not thousands of denominations in Judaism...
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Post by snow on Apr 26, 2019 13:21:01 GMT -5
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