tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697201505856242009.post1329189264542911872..comments2023-09-18T04:52:34.622-07:00Comments on Shining Pearls of Something: A Very Good Pointsuzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599102235797825599noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697201505856242009.post-67230025749428123222011-06-03T12:26:55.710-07:002011-06-03T12:26:55.710-07:00WOW, are you kidding me? A couple of thousand? You...WOW, are you kidding me? A couple of thousand? You have more patience than me, that is for sure! I know it will be beautiful!<br /><br />LisaNot So Simply Singlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00461951741538969230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697201505856242009.post-944889325891837742011-05-31T17:11:32.863-07:002011-05-31T17:11:32.863-07:00Bob, I know solar and wind power aren't feasib...Bob, I know solar and wind power aren't feasible for many people, and like I said, we'll use the fossil fuels until they'r gone. But using them where we could replace them is not only wasteful, it forces us to cooperate with hostile governments. We buy a lot of oil from people who use our money to fund our enemies. We have no choice because we need that oil, but we could reduce that need if we so chose. The people who tell us that it's pointless to use alternative energy sources, are usually the same people who make money from the petroleum industry. <br />While I'm cautious around isolationists and other unrealistic goofball idealists, I'm also pretty skeptical of people who offer "good" reasons why nobody should bother to compete with them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896718673192738974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697201505856242009.post-4986376619864272602011-05-31T06:51:18.876-07:002011-05-31T06:51:18.876-07:00Suz,
One of the things the 'alternative energ...Suz,<br /><br />One of the things the 'alternative energy' folks fail to mention is that petroleum is used for many things; not just energy.<br /><br />Those cheap grocery bags, polyester clothing, even the polymers that make up the components for wind and solar power.<br /><br />We don't have any economically viable substitutes for those materials. Heck even the batteries needed to store alt energy are made from petroleum.<br /><br />There are also many drawbacks to using solar. We have 3 trees that provide shade for our house most of the day, one more provides shade during part of the year.<br />In order for us to effective use solar panels, we would have to cut down the trees.<br /><br />So do we sacrifice shade/oxygen for a reduction in our electricity ?Bob S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15882819735831651314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697201505856242009.post-37609550472324556082011-05-30T15:47:03.215-07:002011-05-30T15:47:03.215-07:00WSF, I used to raise plants to sell at the farmer&...WSF, I used to raise plants to sell at the farmer's market! Fibromyalgia cured my addiction, but I'd love to get back to it! This was a huge project by my current standards, and it was probably not more than 6 hours total! It feels good!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896718673192738974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697201505856242009.post-3223994099416350332011-05-30T15:22:01.050-07:002011-05-30T15:22:01.050-07:00You sound like my next door neighbor. I keep telli...You sound like my next door neighbor. I keep telling her she needs a twelve step program for her gardening addiction.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.com