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  Sorry I wansn't very clear in that post.  I did not intend to imply that solar pool heating was a bad idea.  That was my folks' experience in the 70's and 80's.  I'm sure both the technology and fuel pricing has changed. 

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  My folks had a solar pool heater on the SF peninsula.  It worked great, but if you are thinking it's going to be a big savings you need to take into account other costs.  For them, their previous heater was natural gas, so when they installed the solar it took many more hours of pumping than it had in the past so their power bill actually went up. 

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  Ku don'ts

  Ya beat me to it

  Ann Rosenthal

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  Organic"ness"

  I think that the USDA "standard" is pretty much a farce.  However, some of the state standards (I am most familiar with the Oregon Tilth and CCOF Certified California -or is it California Certified?-Organic Farms.) do actually certify the farming practices to be sustainable and organic.  They are much more stringent than the national standard.  If you just want purely organic, the store brands are better than non-organic.  If you want to support sustainable ag and our planet, you have to get the real thing.    On Umbra on store-brand organics posted 11 months ago 8 Responses

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  Dirty, Tree-hugging, Hippie

  Hi there.  I am a clean tree hugging hippie and proud of it.  My license plate is HIPPYMA, because I am.  Don't lower yourself.  That's only an insult because you allow it to be.  Honestly, it is hard for me to believe that anyone with half a brain could not understand that picking up trash and recycling is essential for the survival of the planet!!  You can do the right thing and be a role model without being preachy.  Go for it!On Umbra on deflecting eco-insults posted 1 year ago 18 Responses