<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for A couple]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Ron Steenblik http://www.grist.org/article/lists1/ Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:43:04 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/lists1/1 The cars listed

Dave, just click here.

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Dave, just click here.

]]> Comment #2 by Engineer http://www.grist.org/article/lists1/ Wed, 18 Apr 2007 07:40:12 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/lists1/2 Some perspective

Ranking cities by the number of participants in green power programs is one thing, but it's helpful to put the relative starting points in perspective.

Seattle's fuel mix is predominately hydro (86.5%), with wind (3%), nuclear (4.2%), natural gas (5.2%) and only a small amount of coal (0.89%), so was producing very few emissions to begin with.

Portland gets electricity from two utilities, Pacificorp with (80% coal, 8% natural gas) and Portland General Electric (40+% coal, 8% natural gas), so had/has more 'need' to offset emissions with green power.

Common sense is an oxymoron...

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Ranking cities by the number of participants in green power programs is one thing, but it's helpful to put the relative starting points in perspective.

Seattle's fuel mix is predominately hydro (86.5%), with wind (3%), nuclear (4.2%), natural gas (5.2%) and only a small amount of coal (0.89%), so was producing very few emissions to begin with.

Portland gets electricity from two utilities, Pacificorp with (80% coal, 8% natural gas) and Portland General Electric (40+% coal, 8% natural gas), so had/has more 'need' to offset emissions with green power.

Common sense is an oxymoron...

]]> Comment #3 by tico89 http://www.grist.org/article/lists1/ Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:50:15 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/lists1/3 Speaking of lists...

Don't know if this has been mentioned, but in Canada, Ontario has become the "first jurisdiction in North America - to commit to a ban on inefficient lighting", phasing out incandescent light bulbs by 2012. I like the way they say it's not soon enough. Story here. Apologies if it's been spotted already, but I couldn't see anything on here.

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Humanity can't work individually.

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Don't know if this has been mentioned, but in Canada, Ontario has become the "first jurisdiction in North America - to commit to a ban on inefficient lighting", phasing out incandescent light bulbs by 2012. I like the way they say it's not soon enough. Story here. Apologies if it's been spotted already, but I couldn't see anything on here.

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Humanity can't work individually.

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