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  Re: Smaller CSP

  Large scale plants are more efficient from a cost, maintenance, and even energy (larger equipment is generally more efficient).  On Biggest California utility contracts for world's biggest solar power deal posted 9 months ago 23 Responses

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  Prius 3G

  Wait a second.  The solar panels don't charge the battery?  The website says they just run a fan to keep your car cool.  I suppose that saves a little energy from air conditioning, but it's certainly disappointing.

  Oh, and it looks like there's an EV button that makes it an electric vehicle for half a mile.  But, um, wouldn't that only make any sense if you could plug it in?On Toyota becomes world's biggest automaker, Prius goes solar, and other green auto news posted 10 months ago 6 Responses

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  website

  Any chance you can set this up as a website as well?  I like to pull my content, rather than having it pushed.On Join the local movement with Grist posted 10 months, 1 week ago 1 Response

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  #2

  As a veggie, I'll chime in with recommendations here.  Purely vegetarian meals often leave omnivores (and me, for that matter) feeling like there's something missing - that protein their meal is normally based around.  So I encourage them to start with manufactured veggie protein before you switch completely.  My favorite is a product called Veat, although there are plenty of great products out there.

  Of course, eventually you can switch to tofu or beans.  But I've heard more than one omnivore say "eeew, tofu", so it's better to start slow.On Some ideas for green resolutions that are achievable, meaningful, and maybe even novel posted 10 months, 2 weeks ago 9 Responses

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  Price signals

  I'm not sure I buy your basic argument.  Looking specifically at oil, when the cost of a barrel of the stuff goes up I see a change in prices at the pump - generally within a week but sometimes within hours.  If, say, Shell doesn't drop their prices right after a drop in oil but Exxon does, it's not tough for the consumer to choose which gas station to stop at.  Energy seems to be a much more straightforward market than a cell phone bill or a gym membership.On Upstream carbon prices will not substantially change downstream carbon-emitting behavior posted 1 year ago 36 Responses