I could see solar panels on a factory. They would be similar aesthetically
to the old glass factory ceilings to let in light, but I have seen them on
homes and they look horrible. I think skylights look horrible. The only roof
I really like has green shingles. :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom "Slick" North" <prodog@swbell.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 12:13 PM
Subject: RE: DML: Daimler confims talks to dump Chrysler
>
> The nice thing about Texas is that there are a lot of open areas where no
> one would care about the visual impact. I'm sure there are a few other
> states like that too...
>
> Solar panels can be integrated into housing and structures, too...
>
> You should see some of the architecture in Germany, including government
> buildings and at least one auto manufacturer... they have integrated solar
> panels in a aesthetically pleasing way.
>
>
> One thing I don't like is people always griping about the way things are,
> and when someone comes up with viable alternatives the first thing those
> people do is criticize it, particularly with frivolous reasons such as
> "visual impact". Take a minute and thing what the visual impact will be
> when the global warming has taken it's toll... there would be no landscape
> worth looking at... even now, the haze of pollution obscures much
> otherwise
> picturesque scenery...
>
> So, which would you rather have, windmills or solar panels in some areas,
> or
> a barren, dying landscape obscured by pollution.
>
> My point, be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
>
> I'm trying to be part of the solution.
>
> Later,
> Tom "Slick"
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Tom Byrne
> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 8:04 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Daimler confims talks to dump Chrysler
>
>
> Solar and wind cannot be harnessed in large enough quantities without
> visual
>
> impacts. No one wants solar panels or windmills in their neighborhoods.
> even
>
> green Vermont said no to windmills on their mountains. There are also the
> problems of calm and cloudy days. Nuclear is the answer. Europe, which
> promotes itself as the green continent, gets most of its electricity from
> nuclear.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom "Slick" North" <prodog@swbell.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 10:15 PM
> Subject: RE: DML: Daimler confims talks to dump Chrysler
>
>
>>
>> Solar and wind energy can be used to produce it... not to mention
>> nuclear...
>>
>> Later,
>> Tom "Slick"
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
>> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Michael
>> Maskalans
>> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 8:05 PM
>> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>> Subject: Re: DML: Daimler confims talks to dump Chrysler
>>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 5, 2007, at 14:21, Tom "Slick" North wrote:
>>
>>> Plus, the exhaust from the nitrogen car is cooler than ambient
>>> temperature,
>>> which would help the environment... think about global cooling...
>>
>>
>> Not sore if this wan intended tongue in cheek or not, but never
>> forget where the fuel comes from. It takes power to compress the
>> nitrogen....
>>
>>
>> --
>> +-- Mike Maskalans ---------------- Rochester, NY ----------+
>> | '98 Dakota CC, SAS on 40s '84 RamCharger 4x4, plow truck |
>> | '02 Jetta TDI 5sp, daily '97 Intrepid, not on the road |
>> +-------------------- <http://mike.tepidcola.com/trucks/> --+
>>
>>
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