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24th December 2006, 10:24 #21
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Shirley the tank should be matt blacked to absorb as much radiation as possible?
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24th December 2006, 11:21 #22
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Originally Posted by cosmicpanda
Originally Posted by jim mcglincheyRule 1 of the forum, always accuse anyone who disagrees with you of bias.I would say that though.
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24th December 2006, 12:10 #23
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I think that in my previous post I might have given the impression that I am belittling the efforts of those who are trying to live a 'greener' lifestyle, far from it infact, I use a wood burner coupled into my central heating system to provide additional heat and hot water, and to reduce my fuel bills, the logs come from the garden anyway! When I had a diesel car, I used biodiesel to fill it up when I could. (incidentally, the fuel station at Snaith which used to provide biofuel has since closed down, it used to sell biodiesel at 10p/litre below the market value) Fossil fuels are a finite resource, and in an ideal world, should only be used when there isn't another practical alternative.
I was going to highlight the dubious delights of the green electricity tarriffs which are being touted around by suppliers, but I think that newsnight's eccellent Ethical Man series got there before me.
Try this link out, it's a little long winded, but worth it. I would advise that you think very carefully before contemplating using a green energy tarriff!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight...green_e_1.htmlAdventure without risk is Disneyland.
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