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“This is such a waste. Hydrogen is not an energy source. All hydrogen is made from something else, and almost ...”
“Neither McCain nor Obama know the full truth - Bush is far more informed on oil supply issues than either one ...”
“Our economy will improve or get worse largely independently of who we elect. Our economic problems are mainly caused by ...”
“Back in the '70s, many states lowered the drinking age to 18. It didn't work then, and it's ...”
“As long as the trail is away from the road and has few intersections, Brendon is correct. A trail (or ...”
“Bus service in Columbia is subsidized, as in many places, to the tune of $1.5 million/year. I think ...”
“We do need to decrease our consumption of oil by 30 percent. However, the comparison of what we need to ...”
“Why are they doing this at all???? Where do the police park now? Isn't there parking available in the ...”
“A windfall profits tax that will not change prices at the pump, will further discourage expensive exploration, and will be ...”
“I'll bet they weren't supposed to be using a grill on their deck... Now they know why. DK”
“I see this behavior all the time with First Student drivers in the first ward. They are allowed to drive ...”
“We will drill in unused and sensitive areas eventually, because a majority of Americans will demand the oil when we ...”
“Actually it is illegal to shoot off fireworks in the city, also. Lots of people do it, but you can ...”
“If you believe that man is causing climate change (and I believe we are at least playing a part), than ...”
“The first thing a lot of people need to do is step back and figure out their priorities. Often, what ...”
“How about adjusting to it by NOT DRIVING SO MUCH? I'll bet half the people reading this have a ...”
“The end does not justify the means. Holding terrorism suspects without regard to their rights is a violation of the ...”
“Poor guy sounded hungry. Why didn't he just knock? :-) DK”
“The market has traditionally provided sources of energy, and our elected representatives have, for the most part, assumed that it ...”
“It's not more accessible to people in an era of expensive gasoline. Downtown is accessible by bus - Stadium is ...”
“I wonder how much repellent could be bought for the cost of these sprayings? DK”
“It takes green to go green A solar water heater that will stand up to the frosts of Missouri winters ...”
“Absolutely every source of energy has it's downside. Solar panels generate a lot of pollution in their manufacture, for ...”
“I appreciate your comments Kevin, but I think you may have misconstrued one of them. If we were having blackouts ...”
“Our inactivity on this problem is because we feel like we have choices. We feel that we can choose to ...”
“Just leave it where it is!! Why can't they just restore it, and let people tour it on a ...”
“The ARC has a similar problem. The Youzeum, if it had not been able to attract enough private support when ...”
“If energy independence is a priority, many homeowners can cut a lot of fat out of their lives and pay ...”
“Israel has a greater strategic problem, and while it is long range, action to settle Palestinian issues may protect the ...”
“If you really look into it, a lot of people use credit cards very badly. Interest rates on cards are ...”
“And attorneys and judges are more qualified to determine what caused the kid's autism than doctors and scientists? For ...”
“So the current reading is three parts per billion below the standard, and the 2007 reading was three parts per ...”
“In general, we will have to make do with less in the future, because availability of our main sources of ...”
“Switchgrass, at this point, is an immature and unproven technology. Commercial ethanol from that process is years, if not decades ...”
“Few comments here. Ethanol is not similar to gasoline. There is more energy in a gallon of gasoline than in ...”
“Earth Day has been about change since it started. However, real change has been precious slow in coming. The status ...”
“Ah, but there is one thing about a car and youth... It's a lot tougher to lose your virginity ...”
“Roots n Blues should support itself - if it doesn't that;s just another example of taxpayers supporting business to ...”
“BIll and Mary: If your neighbor in the suburbs was doing a ground-up remodeling of his house, you'd have ...”
“He could make positive changes, no doubt. What he has to do is convince the bloc of voters, that will ...”
“As someone with a lot of first hand, first ward experience, I would say that by and large, these neighborhoods ...”
“As someone who has eaten a lot of leftover food, without a single instance of sickness, I'd say the ...”
“While I see why Finklestein is not a popular guy in maby circles, I also feel there is nothing to ...”
“On the campuses, pedestrians DO own the place. That's how it was set up. There are a lot more ...”
“Communities need to work with their police forces, not against them. And police need to be in the neighborhoods in ...”
“I wonder what the ratio of the value of gifts from men to women vs. that from women to men ...”
“Well said, about todays children not getting what they need from the educational process. However, parents have to get involved ...”
“One thing that surprises me about these guys. What is the reason they run on the wrong side of the ...”
“Oh, please... Can we just do without the art? This project is already so over-the-top expensive (and wasteful, as there ...”
“That's all well and good, but what we also have to be looking at is simply using less electricity ...”
“In California, people use grid tie because the power company buys power back at three times the normal rate. Here ...”
“Hopefully they'll really do it, and not just take little bits of it which are easiest to implement. DK”
“I'd like to know why it seems to cost the city $100 to spray paint a stencil on the ...”
“This is a common scenario in St. Petersburg, FL, (newlyweds and nearly deads) where I have a good bit of ...”
“I forgot about Share the Harvest. I wasn't going to go this year, (my freezer's full) but I ...”
“I've seen him work. I used to clean the grease trap at an Italian restaurant I worked at. The ...”
“This is a huge problem for older neighborhoods, and I hope they won't get tax billed for the work ...”
“Hey Mark! I know him from the 'hood. Good guy. Hauls stuff in his spare time for people. Another person ...”
“I love fall - it's perhaps my favorite season. All the good harvest produce, all the colors, college activities, etc ...”
“You wonder what the guy was doing walking into a convenience store at 2:30 am with a loaded gun ...”
“THe meeting was OK for a primer, but much more specific expertise is needed. For example, an experienced geologist and ...”
“I do some math that way (4+6 = 5+5). But isn't it just easier to spend a little ...”
“I'd like to know how the council would attract industry. The only industries America in general has been able ...”
“Developers simply have to build smaller houses. No one needs a McMansion unless they have 10 kids. 1000 sq feet ...”
“Compactors have the same problems with trash and debris that dumpsters do. I'm also not sure where they would ...”
“Since this seems to be the only venue I can do this in right now... I need to answer a ...”
“If you want to put this in: My name is Mark Foecking, and I am posting a thread on the ...”