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- Wind power is vital
- Laffer curve no secret
- 'Later we will be silenced'
- Crossroads High School students take trip to Creation Museum
- Back to home rule
- After the referendum: What next?
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pagan regarding Crossroads High School students take trip to Creation Museum
I understand this is a Christian school... but let's be clear. There is no scientific controversy for Evolution. None. At. All. It doesn't exist outside of religious/creationist hype.
Not to mention, as the comment above explained, if this was a trip about the "controversy", it doesn't state they went to a traditional science/history museum to view the other side. But obviously, that's not how indoctrination works.
formerbulldog regarding Wind power is vital
@sillyme: "green jobs" would include Tesla Motors and they alone employ almost 3,000 people so the 2,298 number may be incorrect. If you are refering to "Wind jobs" then the AWEA claims there are over 85,000 full time jobs (their number is probably exaggerated in the opposite direction). Either way I believe it is fair to say there is a great deal of suspect information available and we need to be careful who we listen to. IER is headed by a former Enron executive and the IER president worked for the Kock brothers so a healthy grain of salt should be used when looking at their claims.
arkbane regarding Crossroads High School students take trip to Creation Museum
One has to wonder why, if the students were studying the creation/evolution controversy, they didn't also visit the fine natural history museum nearby? Or perhaps it was only creationism they were studying. One learns little about a controversy if one only studies one side of it. Had they visited a bona fide science museum, one thing they would have learned is that this so-called "controversy" exists only in the minds of creationists. Creationism is a sectarian religious objection to science, not a genuine scientific controversy. Their teacher did not serve the students well in my view.
highnoter regarding Wind power is vital
Plus they are always breaking down. Hardly a week goes by that a blade isn't off at least one south of Wyanet.
formerbulldog regarding After the referendum: What next?
@ Looie11:I hear you, but I am not suggesting that the school board become messed up. I am suggesting that they choose a CM who is looking out for their interests by creating 3 branches of oversight. Are you suggesting that the 3 branches of government established by our founding fathers is the reason our country is messed up? I would contend that insider deals and special interests are (in large part) to blame for our problems. In the instance of Hall HS, having an Archtiect and CM who are potentially "in bed together" could lead to similar problems.
formerbulldog regarding Wind power is vital
@Melba: I agree that being forced to buy renewables even if you don't need them is a burden for the utility companies. I also agree that this cost will be passed directly on the the consumer. However do you realize that you just made an arguement for the RICL and not against it. By allowing power that is generated in one area to be transported to a multitude of areas you decrease the chance that it will be unneeded. The local utility does not have to buy as much excess power (at a loss) and the wind farms can sell power to areas that need it, typically for more $.
formerbulldog regarding Wind power is vital
@Paloma: please provide your source for the DOE claim you make because I don't see it that way. When you compare $ per KW produced Wind power is the highest (and this should be changed)but wind does not get more total $ than anyone of these sources. It may have a larger PTC credit than any other power source but that is just one type of subsidy. I agree with you that the article has many misrepresentations. I also believe you simply added additional misrepresentations from a different point of view.
formerbulldog regarding Wind power is vital
1st: I support the RICL if they can reach an agreement with the landowners. I do not support a private company being granted eminent domain powers. @Jannie: wind power would not survive without taxpayer money. Neither would any energy producer. Wind gets to much $ per KW of power produced and that should be changed but please goggle the Black Lung Disabilty Trust Fund. Without the coal industry is ruined. Since approx. 1980 our money has paid for victims of black lung. 29 Billion directly from the federal registery and another 16 Billion in excise taxes on coal (which get passed on to us)
looie111 regarding Laffer curve no secret
YES, if you google long enough, you can find anything that will fit your agenda..if all this would have HAPPENED on george's term, he would have been run up a flagpole.it's easy to be a demo. in the white house. do anything you want. if you get caught, they call it an "HONEST MISTAKE. and the LIBERAL media will cover it up.. sad but VERY true...
