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islandgirl45cv001
10/29/09

In reply to Toyota Engineers Unique Flower Species to Absorb Prius Manufacturing Emissions
Hate to rain on the hybrid hate parade but there are a bunch of myths about the Prius being "bad for the environment," which have been debunked here: [www.pacinst.org]

For example, hybrid haters often slag the Prius because some of the nickel used in its batteries comes from a Canadian nickel mine. The same nickel mine that opened in the early 1900s and supplies nickel for the steel industry to create chrome.
Other than its batteries, for which Toyota pays $200 per battery to recycle them, the Prius is a regular car. So if its manufacturing creates CO2, then so do other regular car factories.

It's interesting to me, too, that you don't see and read the same nastiness about other hybrid cars like the Ford Fusion and Escape hybrids. Why is that?

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REO Speedwagon
10/29/09

In reply to Toyota Engineers Unique Flower Species to Absorb Prius Manufacturing Emissions
These flowers look surprisingly a lot like those people flowers in the commercial...Wait a minute, the flowers...are made of PEOPLE!!!! #prius
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liebermojo
10/29/09

@REO Speedwagon: Soylent green is...PEOPLE!!! #prius
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
10/29/09

In reply to Toyota Engineers Unique Flower Species to Absorb Prius Manufacturing Emissions
I thought their customers just inhaled the gases....
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
10/29/09

In reply to Toyota Engineers Unique Flower Species to Absorb Prius Manufacturing Emissions
Wait, you can make flowers that absorb smug?

Quick, plant them around Hollywood and any place that George Clooney is giving an acceptance speech! #prius
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Curves
10/29/09

In reply to Toyota Engineers Unique Flower Species to Absorb Prius Manufacturing Emissions
Sage also has some antibiotic properties (as known for generations by grandmothers making chicken soup for sick kids). #prius
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Xeno
10/29/09

@Curves: So... since my grandma gave me screwdrivers for a upset stomach does that mean Vodka also has healing properties? #prius
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Curves
10/29/09

@Xeno: No, that means grandma was tired of hearing you whine and was trying to knock your ass out. #prius
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Barry99705
10/29/09

@Curves: Hahahahahahahaha!!! #prius
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Spinnyd
10/29/09

@Curves: +1,000,000 for the truth! #prius
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Curves
10/29/09

@Spinnyd: I am all about truth telling. ;) #prius
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FriarNurgle
10/29/09

In reply to Toyota Engineers Unique Flower Species to Absorb Prius Manufacturing Emissions
Smell the smugness. #prius
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liebermojo
10/29/09

In reply to Toyota Engineers Unique Flower Species to Absorb Prius Manufacturing Emissions
"The sage derivative's leaves have unique characteristics that absorb harmful gases..."

Yeah it's called photosynthesis. I learned about it in the 3rd grade. If you really want to help reduce carbon levels... kill a Vegan. They're the ones that are eating all of the plants that change CO2 into Oxygen (hee hee hee...plant shit). Carnivores like me are doing our best to reduce the CO2 producers, thereby lowering the overall "harmful gases" that get released into the air. #prius
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RoboBagins
10/29/09

@liebermojo: "Vegan is murder, Save our Air!"

"Eat a steak, save the planet" #prius
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Xagest
10/29/09

@liebermojo:
Yup, especially since a significant amount of methane gas is produced by those sinful, godless cows. #prius
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liebermojo
10/29/09

@Xagest: Meat may be murder, but it's tasty, tasty murder! ^_^ #prius
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Kaiser-Machead
10/29/09

In reply to Toyota Engineers Unique Flower Species to Absorb Prius Manufacturing Emissions
20 years later...

Marking the 10 year anniversary of the extinction of the hummingbird, sources now indicate that the sting from bees, as well as the honey they produce, are now 150% more lethal to the human body, as the Toyorchid, Toyota's genetically-engineered pollution-absorbing flower species, invades the habitats of now endangered species of natural wildflower. #prius
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OCEntertainment
10/29/09

@Kaiser-Machead: 5 years after that, they grow legs and teeth. #prius
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
10/29/09

@OCEntertainment: No, this is Japan. They grow tentacles. Duh. #prius
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spannu
10/29/09

@OCEntertainment: I guess 5 years after that and it's time for the sex. #prius
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Geisrud
10/15/09

In reply to Sweden's New Green Tech: Heating Homes With Bunny Corpses
If they run out, they can harvest a crop of the rodents from my yard. I can't kill the things fast enough (mostly because effective means of doing so are illegal within city limits). #greentech
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Allwheeldriveturbosportwagon
10/15/09

In reply to Sweden's New Green Tech: Heating Homes With Bunny Corpses
So sane it's insane. Kind of like inflammable.
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Geisrud
10/15/09

@Allwheeldriveturbosportwagon: what's insane about inflammable? #greentech
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Allwheeldriveturbosportwagon
10/15/09

@Geisrud:
inflammable == flammable && insane != sane
/broken sarcasm detector #greentech
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Geisrud
10/15/09

@Allwheeldriveturbosportwagon: I assure you, I'm up to speed on my latin derived words. And as a firefighter, I am aware of what inflammable means. #greentech
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Allwheeldriveturbosportwagon
10/16/09

@Geisrud: Toldya I can't detect sarcasm. #greentech
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FriarNurgle
10/15/09

In reply to Sweden's New Green Tech: Heating Homes With Bunny Corpses
Florida has a ton of old people... #greentech
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ripfire
10/15/09

@FriarNurgle: Yeah, we know that. Everybody knows that. The thing is, I don't see what the big deal is all about...

Oooohhohohoho. I see what you did there. #greentech
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EuniceBaba-Booey
05/01/09

In reply to Green Tech Upgrades That Boost Home Values and Reduce Bills
(I'm french, sorry for my writing!)

Anyone know if the books that you can find on the internet to help you build solar pannels with instructions is a real thing? Thanks.
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IN THE FACE!
09/08/09

@EuniceBaba-Booey: The ones I have seen are real, but the actual yield from those home brew arrays is significantly less than the large pre-manufactured ones, and you shouldn't expect the homebrew arrays to last anywhere near as long without significant maintenance... (something on the order of a full tear-down/rebuild every 1-2 years)
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ChapinJiblical
05/01/09

In reply to Green Tech Upgrades That Boost Home Values and Reduce Bills
"vacuum sealed" windows with "nothing between them at all"?

BZZZTT!! Wrong. They are always filled with either air or some sort of gas. To survive a vacuum, the windows would have to be thick and domed. A vacuum is the BEST insulator, so argon would not be an improvement.
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IN THE FACE!
09/08/09

@ChapinJiblical: BZZZTT!! Wrong. When talking about the insulating value of a window, both its actual R value (ability to insulate against radiant heat) AND its ability to block transmitted heat in the form of light (visible/UVA/UVB) should be considered, and the UV blocking inherent to most noble gasses allows them to actually achieve a higher overall insulation value than window using only a weak vacuum.

And last I heard few (or no) windows actually achieve a true vacuum between the panes, they simply lower the pressure somewhat.
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jgvp
05/01/09

In reply to Green Tech Upgrades That Boost Home Values and Reduce Bills
Isn't Capitalism wonderful ? As soon as any new technology hits the marketplace, up goes the price astronomically, and especially if the government is subsidising. As a previous writer remarked, I too was Gung-ho over a lot of the 'green' technology and have been for years, but the costs have been climbing and are now too exorbitant. I did hear that after the 1976 fuel crisis, the major oil companies all invested in the solar panel industry, which probably explains why the rule of supply and demand doesn't apply in this case. Whenever they want to push the price of gasoline up, they close refineries for 'maintenance'. So I guess to keep the prices of solar panels high they regulate the supply. I seldom see any on private residences.
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The Chad
09/08/09

@jgvp: yeah all that government regulation inherent in capitalism sure sucks. oh wait, by definition, capitalism is free from government mandate.
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IN THE FACE!
09/08/09

@The Chad: So it is up to Corporations to artificially control supplies to maintain the price points they like ;)
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JDBleedsBlue
04/30/09

In reply to Green Tech Upgrades That Boost Home Values and Reduce Bills
Having just finished taking a tax law final exam, the credits offered at the local and federal level for photovoltaic systems are really interesting. Not only do they make the upgrade more feasible for everyday consumers, but they're an example of the government using the tax code to encourage environmentally friendly behavior. The benefits get even better if you plan to stay in your house for a long period of time, when you take into account the large tax breaks used to encourage home ownership. Looks like Congress may actually have done something right for once.
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