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Energy experts to visit every home to help them go green
Teams of energy advisers will visit every home in the country over the next two decades in an effort to make all the buildings in Britain carbon neutral.

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Loans would then be made available to pay for the new technologies, that can cost thousands of pounds.

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"We cannot afford not to act," he said.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/ear...-go-green.html

02-14-2009 , 11:24 PM

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NeBlis

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Originally Posted by spaceman Bryce

lol the senate is still working dick durbin looks tired.

there are quite a few great jokes in this sentence but im to lazy too do multiple silly FYPs

02-14-2009 , 11:28 PM

#354

NeBlis

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Originally Posted by Borodog

TomCollins wife is into waterboarding FWIHH.

filling all orifices with objects that occasionally shoot liquid != waterboarding

02-15-2009 , 03:12 AM

#355

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Originally Posted by Nielsio

I didn't see anywhere in the article indicating that people would be forced to pay to upgrade their homes, just that they would be advised on how to do so and provided with loans if they wanted them. What, exactly, do you find so objectionable?

02-15-2009 , 03:23 AM

#356

iron81

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Originally Posted by goofyballer

What, exactly, do you find so objectionable?

I'm going to guess...

Spoiler:

02-15-2009 , 03:42 AM

#357

Nielsio

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Originally Posted by goofyballer

What do you think it means when a politician says: "We cannot afford not to act".

02-15-2009 , 04:51 AM

#358

Criticality24

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Nielsio

What do you think it means when a politician says: "We cannot afford not to act".

Hand over your moniez

02-15-2009 , 08:41 AM

#359

Vecernicek

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Curious if anyone can recommend another politics forum that--like this forum--is not entirely dominated by mainstream liberals or conservatives (that is, it has a mix), but that also--unlike this forum--is not dominated by ACists?

No offense meant by this (I do like this forum a lot); just looking to check out another/some others.

02-15-2009 , 10:00 AM

#360

Ineedaride2

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I've never seen a political forum that was not dominated by one group or another.

If you find one, let us know.

02-15-2009 , 10:22 AM

#361

The 13th 4postle

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I say we find a liberal one and and invade it with Liberterians and ACists.

02-15-2009 , 10:29 AM

#362

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Originally Posted by The 13th 4postle

I say we find a liberal one and and invade it with Liberterians and ACists.

Find any forum populated by poor debaters and invade it, not necessarily with any ideological goal, but with the purposes of pointing out the inconsistencies in their arguments.

02-15-2009 , 10:37 AM

#363

The 13th 4postle

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Originally Posted by Nichlemn

Find any forum populated by poor debaters and invade it, not necessarily with any ideological goal, but with the purposes of pointing out the inconsistencies in their arguments.

There's not many forums that are as easy to navigate or read as this one.

02-15-2009 , 10:59 AM

#364

Borodog

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Quote:

Originally Posted by goofyballer

Where do you think these loans come from to spend thousands on "green upgrades" that will return hundreds in energy savings (i.e. loans that cannot possibly pay for themselves, and are hence gigantic uneconomical wastes of real resources)?

02-15-2009 , 11:27 AM

#365

pvn

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Originally Posted by Vecernicek

Lots of people have asked this question, there's really not a general-purpose, open-registration politics forum anywhere on teh web that comes close to this one IMO.

02-15-2009 , 02:24 PM

#366

renodoc

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Highlight of Joey Gilbert-Jesse Brinkley fight (from original Contender series) in Reno last night:

announcer has the bell from the Jack Johnson fight in 1910 in Reno and is talking about getting some kind of congressional pardon for him-

"We've been working with Sen McCain.. (no reaction).... and Sen Harry Reid (nearly entire crowd erupts in boos and catcalls)"

also, 4u on Brinkley at -155 ftw

02-15-2009 , 03:28 PM

#367

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I went out for my birthday last night and ended up eating a whole Habanero pepper for the 3rd time. Waterboarded one night, Habaneros the next. What am I doing with my life?

Alex Ovechkin

02-15-2009 , 04:00 PM

#368

Riverman

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I really like the "invade a forum with poor debaters" idea.

02-15-2009 , 04:26 PM

#369

danvh

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Originally Posted by MuresanForMVP

I went out for my birthday last night and ended up eating a whole Habanero pepper for the 3rd time. Waterboarded one night, Habaneros the next. What am I doing with my life?

Mike Green

FYP

02-15-2009 , 05:43 PM

#370

The 13th 4postle

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Originally Posted by Riverman

I really like the "invade a forum with poor debaters" idea.

If I find one will you join me?

02-15-2009 , 05:56 PM

#371

Riverman

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Originally Posted by The 13th 4postle

If I find one will you join me?

02-15-2009 , 07:26 PM

#372

Criticality24

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Quote:

Originally Posted by The 13th 4postle

If I find one will you join me?

I've tried it...they just resort to petty personal attacks and name calling...it's pretty sad.

02-15-2009 , 08:12 PM

#373

The 13th 4postle

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Sounds delightful.

02-15-2009 , 08:38 PM

#374

2/325Falcon

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I'm kind of bummed out that we haven't had a ZOMG WE'RE GOING TO WAR WITH IRAN thread in a while.

02-15-2009 , 09:24 PM

#375

Ineedaride2

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You know, if enough of us go to another forum to "inform" people, we'll just create a spectacle there, just like we do here. They'll quit posting, and start cooking popcorn.

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