Good News Everyone

"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
06/14/2017 at 11:25 • Filed to: None

We hit 10% renewable energy nationally for the first time nationally in March! We need to keep pushing, but this is a nice milestone.

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Also, one of the things Kansas can be proud of, our 30% renewable contribution. (We need to beat Iowa’s 37% though)

DISCUSSION (44)

itschrome > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/14/2017 at 11:27

hell yeah! wait.. no that’s pathetic! we could be doing much much better! As soon as I own my house it’s getting a 2k panel setup. It’s bullshit that we are happy about 10%.

jimz > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/14/2017 at 11:29

Also, one of the things Kansas can be proud of, our 30% renewable contribution.

surprised Brownback didn’t get rid of all of that hippie nonsense.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/14/2017 at 11:31

Has anyone actually seen a Chevy Bolt on the road?

I’ve yet to see one.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > itschrome
06/14/2017 at 11:32

I agree (this doesn’t include hydro, which makes the percentage much higher) but we’ve got to start somewhere. As you know, we’ve got to attack this from both ends, with both higher end use efficiency and higher renewable generation.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > jimz
06/14/2017 at 11:34

Seimens builds their turbine nacelles in Hutchinson, it’s one of the few businesses that’s doing well in Kansas.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
06/14/2017 at 11:39

They’re not for sale nationally yet. Only in “select markets” (aka SoCal)

Future next gen S2000 owner > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/14/2017 at 11:41

Why isn’t hydro included in renewable calculations?

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/14/2017 at 11:41

Yup. I just checked. Thanks, though. They go on sale here next month.

random001 > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/14/2017 at 11:43

There are times when I wish I was able to get a decent job developing RE technologies. I gots no in, though...

For Sweden > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/14/2017 at 11:43

It’s...what’s the opposite of lit, because lit implies burning things

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/14/2017 at 11:46

We need more hydro. All of the top-producing power stations in the world are hydroelectric. Doesn’t get much more “renewable” than the dam (ayyy) water cycle.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Future next gen S2000 owner
06/14/2017 at 11:50

It’s usually broken out because it generates consistently and also has some serious ecological issues.

Textured Soy Protein > jimz
06/14/2017 at 11:50

He’s having enough trouble with his own party at the moment.

Ash78, voting early and often > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
06/14/2017 at 11:51

Yes, I saw on in AL a few days ago. Something looked “odd” about it, like it was probably a marketing/roadshow vehicle. I didn’t get a very good look at it, but it stood out.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/14/2017 at 11:52

I agree, but there are some serious ecological issues to consider though. Pumped hydro has huge potential as a storage method though.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > For Sweden
06/14/2017 at 11:52

M O I S T

(Lol)

Ash78, voting early and often > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/14/2017 at 11:53

I just chopped down 3 small oak trees and manually split them all for firewood this winter. Am I doing it right? More will grow, that’s renewable!

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Ash78, voting early and often
06/14/2017 at 11:56

Can be if your house is actually using that heat efficiently.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Textured Soy Protein
06/14/2017 at 11:58

Lol, they full scale revolted last week, it was a beautiful bipartisan smackdown of that idiot.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/14/2017 at 12:03

For sure, casually flooding out an entire ecosystem and putting another in its place is not a decision to be taken lightly. The benefits are immense though. Not just power generation but lakeside real estate, fishing, etc.

awmaster10 > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/14/2017 at 12:05

Pumped hydro is a really interesting and pretty efficient way to store energy, its great.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/14/2017 at 12:08

But it’s renewable....... Seems like a weird reason.

Ash78, voting early and often > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/14/2017 at 12:10

Outdoor fire pit! BROFIST /s

for Michigan > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
06/14/2017 at 12:11

Saw one in Metro Detroit over Memorial Day weekend.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Ash78, voting early and often
06/14/2017 at 12:12

I mean, at least that has experiencial benefits. There’s nothing quite like a bonfire with friends.

Ash78, voting early and often > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/14/2017 at 12:14

Yeah, it’s quality time with the family, for sure. Plus I was teaching my son to split logs, which is archaic “man training” kids desperately need. :D

Jayhawk Jake > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/14/2017 at 12:17

We should expand hydro because as the ice caps melt there will be more water.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Ash78, voting early and often
06/14/2017 at 12:17

A couple hours on the business end of a maul is definitely a good form of stress relief.

Ash78, voting early and often > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/14/2017 at 12:18

I did mine with a mattock/pickaxe. Nothing like having a tool that’s only 50% suited for the job at hand!

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Jayhawk Jake
06/14/2017 at 12:20

We should tie a rope to the edge of the ice shelf so that when they break off we can use the energy to spin turbines.

Global warming is clearly a force for good.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
06/14/2017 at 12:24

I’ve seen one. It’s massive in person. I expected it to be like a compact, but it’s more minivan.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/14/2017 at 12:27

Wait. Is it not like Leaf or i3 sized? It looks about as big as a Leaf or i3.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
06/14/2017 at 12:28

It’s bigger than the Leaf. Like i3 height, but longer.It looks really odd in person.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/14/2017 at 12:30

So is it Trax sized or bigger?

I’m genuinely curious to see one now.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
06/14/2017 at 12:31

Kinja'd!!!

Notice it’s height and length compared to the Corvette. The Corvette front ends before the Bolt ends.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/14/2017 at 12:33

That’s way larger than expected.

Also, I like it in blue. It actually looks really nice.

victor > Jayhawk Jake
06/14/2017 at 13:36

Dude, you joke; but Seattle is 95% hydro, carbon neutral, and the cost of electricity is 1/2 of the rest of the country and 1/4 that of california. suck it bitches!

victor > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
06/14/2017 at 13:38

All the time here in Seattle. Some guy here in my building at work has one.

Jayhawk Jake > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/14/2017 at 14:22

Tide turbines should get a boost when the icebergs come off.