It’s just 10MW now and the power is expensive. But it’s basically a prototype. Presumably prices for solar thermal will drop as the technology improves and economies of scale take effect.
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Robert Reich If the government can take over giant global insurer AIG and the auto giant General Motors and replace their CEOs, in order to keep them financially solvent, it should be able to put BP’s north American operations into temporary receivership in order to stop one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history. [...] Haaretz, an Israeli newspaper, says what the commandos did was lunatic and self-defeating. We are no longer defending Israel. We are now defending the siege, which is itself becoming Israel’s Vietnam. We were determined to avoid an honest look at the first Gaza war. Now, in international waters and having opened fire on an international [...] TPM has a detailed timeline with lots of links and video. Israel says their forces were attacked when they tried to board the ships. But why were they attempting to board civilian ships in international waters? Pima County AZ Sheriff’s Deputy Vincent Lopez stands over piles of burlap and potato sacks discarded in the Avra Valley desert. The bags once held bundles of marijuana that were walked across the border from Mexico. (Patrick McNamara/ The Explorer) The new Arizona immigration law is unfair, biased, and targets the wrong people. That [...] American Leftist (click through for mutiple links to source articles) As reported by aljazeera. Meanwhile, Haaretz and the Times of London report 10 dead. Other reports say only 2 dead. By tomorrow morning here on the west coast, we will surely know more. But people in Turkey, the country from which the flotilla originated, aren’t [...] Alan Moore‘s brief, but compelling, description of anarchism. Learn more at http://www.anarchistfaq.org Alan Moore was the writer of such graphic novels as V for Vendetta, Watchmen, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and Swamp Thing. Smart grid could reduce emissions 12%. Imagine if home appliances worked like a Tivo with customer preferences built into it. Third parties, with customer permission, could monitor usage and bid on services. The Cost of War has hit $1 trillion. Are you getting what you paid for? [...] |
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