[Vwdiesel] Polo TDI

[Shawn Wright]

On 29 Nov 2007 at 2:27, LBaird119 at aol.com <LBaird119 at aol.com> wrote:

> In a message dated 11/28/2007 8:08:19 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
> vwdieselbunny at yahoo.com writes:
> 
> > A guy called in who is a trucker.  He said that one of
> > the things he shipped was the parts for the giant
> > electric generating wind turbines.  He said that they
> > had to be in operation for something like 300 years
> > before they would offset all the carbon it takes to
> > actually truck it to the location!  I laughed out loud
> > when I heard him say that!
> > 
>   Many of the high mileage cars and hybrids are that way, 
> as well as the compact fluorescent light bulbs.  Takes more 
> energy to make them than you save by using them over 
> something more conventional.  
> Ever calculate the cost/savings ratio on a solar setup?  WITH 
> all the incentives that make the sale of power up around $.50/
> kwh, it takes between 7.5 and 10 years to balance out.  That's 
> 50 years at $.10/kwh power replacement or 200 years here, 
> where power is about $.025/kwh!
>      Loren

I'm glad you mentioned CFL bulbs - I am embarassed to live in a country which has actually 
mandated their use, and will be banning incandescent lights in a few years! What a crock. 
Not only is more energy expended creating CFLs, disposal of them could create a toxic 
waste issue once the whole country starts using them. If they were really concerned about 
the environment, a proper disposal program would have been part of the process.


Shawn Wright
http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
'85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA