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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-23-06 04:46 PM Original message |
A question of scale: Electricity and steel making. |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-23-06 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. Why can't we just diversify our power sources? |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-23-06 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
2. Smaller vehicles use less steel. n/t |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-23-06 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
3. What do you want to use the steel for....SUV's...aircraft carriers??? |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-23-06 05:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. You're kidding, aren't you? |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-23-06 06:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. We won't be building any Sears Towers or WTC's or Escalades |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-23-06 10:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. You could do without 15-20%, sure... |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-24-06 09:39 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. "US public transport is in a shambles" |
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Ready4Change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-23-06 07:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. That's why we need to diversify ASAP, imo. |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-23-06 10:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I'd agree we need to get out of our current portfolio |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-23-06 06:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. A couple of things come to mind... |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-23-06 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
5. Somebody is working on "foamed steel" |
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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-23-06 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
8. Photovoltaic Panels? Use mirrors. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-23-06 07:12 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. That's a lot of mirrors. |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-23-06 10:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Now that's a nice idea... |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-24-06 06:29 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. If they do make it work, it will work about 30% of the time. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-24-06 11:24 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. At the very least it would be a tripling of steel prices. |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-24-06 12:05 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. This is great news. |
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