Comments on: Opportunity Knocked — Republicans Shut the Door, but Now Protest http://climateprogress.org/2008/08/13/opportunity-knocked-republicans-shut-the-door-but-now-protest/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:01:10 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mark Shapiro http://climateprogress.org/2008/08/13/opportunity-knocked-republicans-shut-the-door-but-now-protest/#comment-17647 Mark Shapiro Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:40:17 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/08/13/opportunity-knocked-republicans-shut-the-door-but-now-protest/#comment-17647 An editorial quibble: " area of 100 square miles " should be a 100 by 100 mile square. That's 10,000 square miles. Much more, but still doable. The area goes down as PV (or CSP) efficiency goes up, and goes down even faster as end-use efficiency goes up. An editorial quibble:
” area of 100 square miles ” should be a 100 by 100 mile square.

That’s 10,000 square miles. Much more, but still doable. The area goes down as PV (or CSP) efficiency goes up, and goes down even faster as end-use efficiency goes up.

]]> By: Bill Reiswig http://climateprogress.org/2008/08/13/opportunity-knocked-republicans-shut-the-door-but-now-protest/#comment-17628 Bill Reiswig Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:58:36 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/08/13/opportunity-knocked-republicans-shut-the-door-but-now-protest/#comment-17628 Joe... On the topic of Republican (John McCain) differences with democrats on addressing climate change... NPR's All Things Considered ran a piece yesterday that basically said there is none or a hairs difference between McCain and Obama on the issue. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93562705 One huge difference between the two: The constituency that will vote for McCain has global warming way too low on their priority list.... this has to (in my mind) effect how he behaves. Not to mention that McCain is 0/12 on supporting the tax credits.... Joe…

On the topic of Republican (John McCain) differences with democrats on addressing climate change… NPR’s All Things Considered ran a piece yesterday that basically said there is none or a hairs difference between McCain and Obama on the issue.

http://www.npr.org/ templates/ story/ story.php?storyId=93562705

One huge difference between the two: The constituency that will vote for McCain has global warming way too low on their priority list…. this has to (in my mind) effect how he behaves.

Not to mention that McCain is 0/12 on supporting the tax credits….

]]> By: coby http://climateprogress.org/2008/08/13/opportunity-knocked-republicans-shut-the-door-but-now-protest/#comment-17624 coby Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:27:48 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/08/13/opportunity-knocked-republicans-shut-the-door-but-now-protest/#comment-17624 Just an FYI to the blogmeister, A Few Things Illconsidered is now at science blogs: http://scienceblogs.com/illconsidered and the How to talk to a sceptic is there now too: http://scienceblogs.com/illconsidered/2008/07/how_to_talk_to_a_sceptic.php (still at Gristmill as well) An update to your blogroll would be terrific! Thanks, Coby Just an FYI to the blogmeister, A Few Things Illconsidered is now at science blogs: http://scienceblogs.com/illconsidered and the How to talk to a sceptic is there now too: http://scienceblogs.com/ illconsidered/ 2008/ 07/ how_to_talk_to_a_sceptic.php

(still at Gristmill as well)

An update to your blogroll would be terrific!

Thanks, Coby

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