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Oh, those silly ecomorons! On days with decent wind – which occur frequently enough, since he can feel the breeze from Lake Michigan – the $16,000 Swift wind turbine can generate 1.5 kilowatts an hour, i.e., enough to power the average lightbulb for 15 hours . Cost-benefit analysis, ...
An Alternative to Bailout Nation
corner.nationalreview.com — At his news conference this morning, where he introduced New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as Commerce-secretary designate,... President-elect Obama refused to play his hand on the Detroit/GM bailout story. That tells me he's aware that the country is ... (more) An Alternative to Bailout Nation
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