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Ride an SUB not an SUV
On Mar 8, 8:17 pm, Bill Baka wrote:
A/C as it is presently made is purely for the profit of the manufacturer. They can be made twice as efficient, since I worked out the numbers, and I am sure that most A/C design engineers know it too, but are not allowed to innovate that much. Right now they are just built to absolute minimum costs and just barely above the government's minimum legal SEER efficiency requirement. Bill Baka There's always someone standing on the way of progress and evolution. That's the HUNGRY DINOSAUR. In the following case, it's the building owners... "Nothing is stopping building owners from making investment in plants and equipment except they don't want to do it," said Peter Fusaro, founder of Global Change Associates, an environmental consultancy. "There's just no people pushing it. Politicians make platitudes about energy efficiency but who's going to make the investment?" U.S. struggles to build green homes NEW YORK (Reuters) - Change a light bulb and stop a war. Build smarter homes and keep the seas from rising. These are the kinds of arguments U.S. environmentalists use to promote their cause. Others say forget "save the planet," Americans respond better to "save some money." Regardless of the sales pitch, energy efficiency is an opportunity that Americans shun, as less than 5 percent of the world's population consumes almost 25 percent of global oil production. While gas-guzzling vehicles draw the most criticism, homes and businesses consume even more energy -- 40 percent of the U.S. total in 2005 versus 28 percent for transportation -- and provide the biggest potential for savings. The U.S. Green Building Council says structures built to its standards can cut energy usage 20 to 80 percent using available technologies such as compact fluorescent lighting and high-efficiency building shells and water heating. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070309/...nt_building_dc |
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THE REVOLUTION WILL
--Also many places don't have showers at work, so what do you do then?
Need to look and address the BIG picture.-- Sure. We have to make America bicycle friendly in every way. I hope the dinosaur cooperates. Or will he go into a rage about the small competition? I'm already riding my bike in traffic with the T-shirt on (http:// http://www.zazzle.com/donquijote1954...23967591425985) and I'm still alive. Is that a good sign??? |
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THE REVOLUTION WILL
On Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:45:06 GMT, "nash"
wrote: half a point each. X plus gas = X minus gas + Y Do the math. If you drive 20,000 miles per year and buy a 45 mpg vehicle for $ 15,000 and use if for half of that mileage instead of, say, a 12 mpg vehicle you already own (sort of the description of the situation), you won't pay for the cost of the extra vehicle in six years - if gas in the U.S. goes to $ 4.00 per gallon. That's ignoring the cost of additional insurance and storage space. At $ 3.00, it is more like 8 years. And no, I'm not trying to justify my SUV - we own two Priuses and have since before the last gasoline rise. Its just that your math won't work. Curtis L. Russell Odenton, MD (USA) Just someone on two wheels... |
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On Mar 8, 8:25 pm, Bill Baka wrote:
To sum it up: THE REVOLUTION 1) WILL EMPHASIZE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION, 2) PROMOTE NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND 3) WILL PENALIZE THE BIG AND STUPID. Well, at least someone gets my point. If you can afford an SUV and the gas it sucks then you can damn well afford an econo-box for those little trips. Too bad there isn't a law that says a cop can give you a pollution ticket if he spots you driving one block for a pack of smokes or some other silly excuse to drive the tank, er, SUV. Bill Baka- Hide quoted text - They want to chase away the bikes not the SUVs. Thirsty behemoths promote more the 19th century economy --and Chavez and terrorism, etc. |
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"Curtis L. Russell" wrote in message ... On Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:45:06 GMT, "nash" wrote: half a point each. X plus gas = X minus gas + Y Do the math. If you drive 20,000 miles per year and buy a 45 mpg vehicle for $ 15,000 and use if for half of that mileage instead of, say, a 12 mpg vehicle you already own (sort of the description of the situation), you won't pay for the cost of the extra vehicle in six years - if gas in the U.S. goes to $ 4.00 per gallon. That's ignoring the cost of additional insurance and storage space. At $ 3.00, it is more like 8 years. And no, I'm not trying to justify my SUV - we own two Priuses and have since before the last gasoline rise. Its just that your math won't work. Curtis L. Russell Odenton, MD (USA) Just someone on two wheels... If you stopped driving an SUV to work which is more like 80% of travel it does work. |
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"donquijote1954" wrote in message ps.com... --Also many places don't have showers at work, so what do you do then? Need to look and address the BIG picture.-- Sure. We have to make America bicycle friendly in every way. I hope the dinosaur cooperates. Or will he go into a rage about the small competition? I'm already riding my bike in traffic with the T-shirt on (http:// http://www.zazzle.com/donquijote1954...23967591425985) and I'm still alive. Is that a good sign??? Asking for a gang rape if your a female |
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Ride an SUB not an SUV
On Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:17:47 GMT, Bill Baka wrote:
That's exactly my point. AC allowed the development of California and Arkansas and then people pitch about the energy usage an pollution. Quite true. But now that people are here, and Arizona (my sister), and New Mexico, Texas. etc., they aren't going to move just for the energy savings. Give me a break - I lived in Texas, Arkansas, and Kansas when the only places air conditioned were the banks, the movie houses and the 5 and dimes. And the autos weren't air conditioned either. People got along fine with far less energy draining house fans (as in, really big exhaust fans that pulled air throughout the house, slamming doors in the process) and the fans that pulled air over water. And the houses were regional designs focused on cooling. People spent time on porches with shade. They lived, they thrived, they did fine. No, Little Rock, Fort Worth, Dallas, and Southern California did not spring up in the 1960s. What was big just got bigger. Air conditioning allowed people to spend all day inside with their windows shut. That isn't the only way you can live. Curtis L. Russell Odenton, MD (USA) Just someone on two wheels... |
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On Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:14:56 GMT, "nash"
wrote: If you stopped driving an SUV to work which is more like 80% of travel it does work. No, it moves the pay back to more than four years, not counting that additional insurance et al. If you already have the SUV, no it won't make the difference. And it assumes 12 mpg, which is a bit low for a smaller SUV or a big six banger pick up truck, say your basic Ford extended cab white commodity PU, with an overdrive. That would take well over five years with gas at $ 3.00/gallon. Curtis L. Russell Odenton, MD (USA) Just someone on two wheels... |
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On Mar 9, 3:16 pm, "nash" wrote:
I'm already riding my bike in traffic with the T-shirt on (http:// http://www.zazzle.com/donquijote1954...23967591425985) and I'm still alive. Is that a good sign??? Asking for a gang rape if your a female I'm waiting for the females to rape me. And while on the subject, why would it be that many women drive SUVs? Would that be testosterone or the equivalent of this... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ation_Book.jpg |
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THE REVOLUTION WILL
"Curtis L. Russell" wrote in message ... On Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:14:56 GMT, "nash" wrote: If you stopped driving an SUV to work which is more like 80% of travel it does work. No, it moves the pay back to more than four years, not counting that additional insurance et al. If you already have the SUV, no it won't make the difference. And it assumes 12 mpg, which is a bit low for a smaller SUV or a big six banger pick up truck, say your basic Ford extended cab white commodity PU, with an overdrive. That would take well over five years with gas at $ 3.00/gallon. Curtis L. Russell Odenton, MD (USA) Just someone on two wheels... You forget, insurance on a pleasure vehicle or recreation which is what it is, is alot less than for going to work. Maybe 1/5 lets say. They are using the wrong tool for the job hahahahahah |
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