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		<title>By: justine</title>
		<link>http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/17/al-gores-challenge/#comment-7495</link>
		<dc:creator>justine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think a good way to start would be to give an incentive to malls in this country to place solar panels on their FLAT roofs. How many thousand acres of solar panels would that be? They may not get off of the grid entirely but it would have to be an enormous reduction of their footprint.  Other countries seem to be able to come up with alternatives what is our problem??? Perhaps a government that is owned by special interests and feels the need to protect  them and not the people they took an oath to represent. We can also work with wind it doesn&#039;t have to be an all or nothing solution. As far as I know we are all staying on this planet, no one I know has figured out a way to get off or has found another planet to relocate to, so we had better get moving.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think a good way to start would be to give an incentive to malls in this country to place solar panels on their FLAT roofs. How many thousand acres of solar panels would that be? They may not get off of the grid entirely but it would have to be an enormous reduction of their footprint.  Other countries seem to be able to come up with alternatives what is our problem??? Perhaps a government that is owned by special interests and feels the need to protect  them and not the people they took an oath to represent. We can also work with wind it doesn&#039;t have to be an all or nothing solution. As far as I know we are all staying on this planet, no one I know has figured out a way to get off or has found another planet to relocate to, so we had better get moving.</p>
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		<title>By: Franko</title>
		<link>http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/17/al-gores-challenge/#comment-5687</link>
		<dc:creator>Franko</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good  choice. Exemplfiies financial tradeoffs, for most of US.
Pay new, fuel efficient, car loan interest, or more at the pump.
We need a financial risk manager for this (looking for work, ex Wall Street  ?)

Set new standards, not the HorsePower of old, but RabbitPower  !
Invite a local onroute, science club to measure the power output of a Rabbit, running in a giant squirrel cage attached to a ceiling fan ,converted to a generator.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good  choice. Exemplfiies financial tradeoffs, for most of US.<br />
Pay new, fuel efficient, car loan interest, or more at the pump.<br />
We need a financial risk manager for this (looking for work, ex Wall Street  ?)</p>
<p>Set new standards, not the HorsePower of old, but RabbitPower  !<br />
Invite a local onroute, science club to measure the power output of a Rabbit, running in a giant squirrel cage attached to a ceiling fan ,converted to a generator.</p>
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		<title>By: Franko</title>
		<link>http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/17/al-gores-challenge/#comment-5666</link>
		<dc:creator>Franko</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Cosmetic difference, which talking head you select.
Catherine Austin Fitts is a good read. International or Isolationist version please ?

Weight loss, financial, for all. Holding together the Global Empire.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cosmetic difference, which talking head you select.<br />
Catherine Austin Fitts is a good read. International or Isolationist version please ?</p>
<p>Weight loss, financial, for all. Holding together the Global Empire.</p>
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		<title>By: LLMTruth</title>
		<link>http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/17/al-gores-challenge/#comment-5615</link>
		<dc:creator>LLMTruth</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The GOP Consternation

John McCain, what in the world can one do with a guy like this.  He constanly misstates facts.  Yet he rambles on day after day as though his multiple gaffes and mis ques are of no effect.  From the former Czech Republic to accusing Barak Obama of wanting to lose a war for political gain, a very offensive accusation, to accrediting the ease of conflict in Iraq solely on the surge, forgetting or deliberately omitting the Sunni decision in expelling the insurgents from their territories and the laying down of their militia’s arms months prior to the surge.  

Then blaming Obama for the high gas prices as though the American public is stupid and will follow suit with that preposterous train of thought.  He must think we are a bunch of imbeciles and idiots.  That statement really insults all of our intelligence.  We all know why gasoline is so high, and its not because of the lack of drilling within the United States or Obama. Oil speculators for the most part are responsible for the rising costs of oil.  Besides, any benefit from drilling domestically won’t manifest itself until at least a decade from now.  By the way, McCain was once against drilling and now for it.  He also voted nay for keeping  that oil for American citizens and instead wanted it for sale outside the of the United States.  Yet, here he is acting as though he always had the American people’s best interest at heart.  A very deceptive position.  And the odd thing about it is that a lot of misguided people will believe him.  Out of curiosity, I just wonder how many people actually believe that nonsense.  

He and his campaign accuse Barak Obama of flip flopping on issues when in fact McCain has flipped flopped on countless issues during each of his presidential bids, including this one.  A number that easily reaches past fifty and getting closer to one hundred.  If I were more guilty than the next fellow of something, I would certainly be the last person to bring that something up.  In one of his town hall meetings he claimed he had no problem with gay marriages, then only eleven minutes later stated he did not feel that those marriages should be allowed.  He at one time didn’t want corporate taxes then turned around and said he did.  The list of his flip flops is endless yet he accuses Obama of flip flopping.  John ‘the expedient’ McCain is the reigning king of flip flops, without a doubt.

Does he think we are stupid?  Does he not know that there is a multitude of sources that can be checked to determine who exactly is the flip flopper, and on what subjects the flip flops occurred?  Does he hope we don’t have the internet or blogs or access to all of his past statements on the multitudinous subjects he’s flipped flopped on?  Or does this guy just says forget it, I’ll say it anyway, torpedoes be damned full steam ahead?  To hell with the facts, if it sounds good then say it.  Is he counting on the majority of us being so bigoted that we’ll vote for him no matter what comes out of his mouth?  

Then his co-chair of his economic polices, Senator Gramm, calls us a nation of whiners.  He seems to surround himself with other out of touch people who for all appearances seem to have a great apathy for the suffering of the American public.  Corporate interests are apparently rule supreme.  By the way, this same Gramm character is responsible for the deregulation of financial institutions and well as the deregulation of the oil speculators, thus higher gasoline prices.  Duh!   

There are so many problems with John McCain that it is impossible to list every single thing in this comment.  All I can say is check it out for yourselves and see if I’m not telling you the truth about this candidate.  It seems that he will say and do anything to get elected whether it is true or not.  The title John ‘the expedient’ McCain fits him well.  His willingness to use whatever tool at his disposal to attack Obama.  For example; McCain used Obama’s recent trip to the holocaust memorial in Israel as an occasion to expound his political views.  There’s absolutely no boundaries.  It just goes to show how low and desperate this guy is.  This is a definitive statement as to his lack of character and morals.  Nothing is off-limits for him, absolutely nothing.  And then to make disparaging remarks about Obama’s visit to Berlin.  To be honest after years of feeling Europeans hated Americans it was refreshing to see all the American flags waving in the crowd.  This whole week McCain appears to have a serious envy problem to the highest degree.   I can’t recall one disparaging remark made by Obama when McCain went to Canada and made speeches and went to South America recently.  It shows a vast difference of character.

So with that said we come to the consternation of the Republican party, with their choice of a presidential candidate.  They are stuck with him for better or worse and each day that passes it looks like worse.  Now, with all these things wrong with this guy, if he gets elected in my opinion it will be for one reason and one reason only, and that is we are still the prejudiced, bigoted nation we have always been.  And apparently it will remain that way until Jesus comes, much to our discredit.  Just a nation of a bunch of irrational, tried and true racists.

I can just imagine the RNC wishing that they had another more viable candidate instead of this bumbling, stumbling, confused man who is constantly in need of coaching while even speaking.  I wouldn’t be surprise if at their convention they decided to supplant McCain with someone more formidable.  Someone who can remember from one day to the next what the hell comes out of his mouth.  

Come November, we have a chance to do something astounding and magnificent and elect a black man as president of a country that fought so hard to keep the institution of  slavery alive.  So hard a fight in fact that 600,000+ people lost their lives because of it.   

Humm, which choice will you make???</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The GOP Consternation</p>
<p>John McCain, what in the world can one do with a guy like this.  He constanly misstates facts.  Yet he rambles on day after day as though his multiple gaffes and mis ques are of no effect.  From the former Czech Republic to accusing Barak Obama of wanting to lose a war for political gain, a very offensive accusation, to accrediting the ease of conflict in Iraq solely on the surge, forgetting or deliberately omitting the Sunni decision in expelling the insurgents from their territories and the laying down of their militia’s arms months prior to the surge.  </p>
<p>Then blaming Obama for the high gas prices as though the American public is stupid and will follow suit with that preposterous train of thought.  He must think we are a bunch of imbeciles and idiots.  That statement really insults all of our intelligence.  We all know why gasoline is so high, and its not because of the lack of drilling within the United States or Obama. Oil speculators for the most part are responsible for the rising costs of oil.  Besides, any benefit from drilling domestically won’t manifest itself until at least a decade from now.  By the way, McCain was once against drilling and now for it.  He also voted nay for keeping  that oil for American citizens and instead wanted it for sale outside the of the United States.  Yet, here he is acting as though he always had the American people’s best interest at heart.  A very deceptive position.  And the odd thing about it is that a lot of misguided people will believe him.  Out of curiosity, I just wonder how many people actually believe that nonsense.  </p>
<p>He and his campaign accuse Barak Obama of flip flopping on issues when in fact McCain has flipped flopped on countless issues during each of his presidential bids, including this one.  A number that easily reaches past fifty and getting closer to one hundred.  If I were more guilty than the next fellow of something, I would certainly be the last person to bring that something up.  In one of his town hall meetings he claimed he had no problem with gay marriages, then only eleven minutes later stated he did not feel that those marriages should be allowed.  He at one time didn’t want corporate taxes then turned around and said he did.  The list of his flip flops is endless yet he accuses Obama of flip flopping.  John ‘the expedient’ McCain is the reigning king of flip flops, without a doubt.</p>
<p>Does he think we are stupid?  Does he not know that there is a multitude of sources that can be checked to determine who exactly is the flip flopper, and on what subjects the flip flops occurred?  Does he hope we don’t have the internet or blogs or access to all of his past statements on the multitudinous subjects he’s flipped flopped on?  Or does this guy just says forget it, I’ll say it anyway, torpedoes be damned full steam ahead?  To hell with the facts, if it sounds good then say it.  Is he counting on the majority of us being so bigoted that we’ll vote for him no matter what comes out of his mouth?  </p>
<p>Then his co-chair of his economic polices, Senator Gramm, calls us a nation of whiners.  He seems to surround himself with other out of touch people who for all appearances seem to have a great apathy for the suffering of the American public.  Corporate interests are apparently rule supreme.  By the way, this same Gramm character is responsible for the deregulation of financial institutions and well as the deregulation of the oil speculators, thus higher gasoline prices.  Duh!   </p>
<p>There are so many problems with John McCain that it is impossible to list every single thing in this comment.  All I can say is check it out for yourselves and see if I’m not telling you the truth about this candidate.  It seems that he will say and do anything to get elected whether it is true or not.  The title John ‘the expedient’ McCain fits him well.  His willingness to use whatever tool at his disposal to attack Obama.  For example; McCain used Obama’s recent trip to the holocaust memorial in Israel as an occasion to expound his political views.  There’s absolutely no boundaries.  It just goes to show how low and desperate this guy is.  This is a definitive statement as to his lack of character and morals.  Nothing is off-limits for him, absolutely nothing.  And then to make disparaging remarks about Obama’s visit to Berlin.  To be honest after years of feeling Europeans hated Americans it was refreshing to see all the American flags waving in the crowd.  This whole week McCain appears to have a serious envy problem to the highest degree.   I can’t recall one disparaging remark made by Obama when McCain went to Canada and made speeches and went to South America recently.  It shows a vast difference of character.</p>
<p>So with that said we come to the consternation of the Republican party, with their choice of a presidential candidate.  They are stuck with him for better or worse and each day that passes it looks like worse.  Now, with all these things wrong with this guy, if he gets elected in my opinion it will be for one reason and one reason only, and that is we are still the prejudiced, bigoted nation we have always been.  And apparently it will remain that way until Jesus comes, much to our discredit.  Just a nation of a bunch of irrational, tried and true racists.</p>
<p>I can just imagine the RNC wishing that they had another more viable candidate instead of this bumbling, stumbling, confused man who is constantly in need of coaching while even speaking.  I wouldn’t be surprise if at their convention they decided to supplant McCain with someone more formidable.  Someone who can remember from one day to the next what the hell comes out of his mouth.  </p>
<p>Come November, we have a chance to do something astounding and magnificent and elect a black man as president of a country that fought so hard to keep the institution of  slavery alive.  So hard a fight in fact that 600,000+ people lost their lives because of it.   </p>
<p>Humm, which choice will you make???</p>
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		<title>By: Cantaford</title>
		<link>http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/17/al-gores-challenge/#comment-5608</link>
		<dc:creator>Cantaford</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I admire Mr Al Gores ideas.    However, when he can reduce his energy consumption equal to mine and everyone else&#039;s I&#039;ll believe him.   

He is currently using 3.5 to 4 times more enegy the we are.   That is based on square footage of his home. 

He will have to unscrew a few more light bulbs.

And his utility company is cheaper per kw than mine.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I admire Mr Al Gores ideas.    However, when he can reduce his energy consumption equal to mine and everyone else&#039;s I&#039;ll believe him.   </p>
<p>He is currently using 3.5 to 4 times more enegy the we are.   That is based on square footage of his home. </p>
<p>He will have to unscrew a few more light bulbs.</p>
<p>And his utility company is cheaper per kw than mine.</p>
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		<title>By: Franko</title>
		<link>http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/17/al-gores-challenge/#comment-5559</link>
		<dc:creator>Franko</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot; united states to the proud, responsible and compassionate leader&quot;
Newer was, nor will be.  Nations have interests, not morals.
Good summary of US, as perceived by others, is the Bill Maher Kasparov interview. US uses democracy, human rights, when suits international policy. Dictators when cost effective.. Goes to war to make money. 

Search for United Fruit. Similar attitude, a continued policy of exploytation ?
Ugly American, a historical, perception only, lot of recent makeup, but; 
Cheering children, in South America, as the Devil Osama, 
flattened the Twin Symbols.

That being said, We need the oil, Soudy Arabia is a dictatorship, has oil, Two ducks are lined up. US troops are conveniently nearby. Forget Burma, no oil, the Nobel prize winner there, is not a compassionate, prophet of Utopia, Saint Al Gore.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#034; united states to the proud, responsible and compassionate leader&#034;<br />
Newer was, nor will be.  Nations have interests, not morals.<br />
Good summary of US, as perceived by others, is the Bill Maher Kasparov interview. US uses democracy, human rights, when suits international policy. Dictators when cost effective.. Goes to war to make money. </p>
<p>Search for United Fruit. Similar attitude, a continued policy of exploytation ?<br />
Ugly American, a historical, perception only, lot of recent makeup, but;<br />
Cheering children, in South America, as the Devil Osama,<br />
flattened the Twin Symbols.</p>
<p>That being said, We need the oil, Soudy Arabia is a dictatorship, has oil, Two ducks are lined up. US troops are conveniently nearby. Forget Burma, no oil, the Nobel prize winner there, is not a compassionate, prophet of Utopia, Saint Al Gore.</p>
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		<title>By: s callahan</title>
		<link>http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/17/al-gores-challenge/#comment-5541</link>
		<dc:creator>s callahan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Franko, you say so much with so little words. i appreciate your comments! :-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Franko, you say so much with so little words. i appreciate your comments! <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Lance Niederhaus</title>
		<link>http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/17/al-gores-challenge/#comment-5540</link>
		<dc:creator>Lance Niederhaus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Regardless of whether carbon emissions are the cause of climate change, everyone agrees that our national security and economy is at risk as long as we are dependent upon oil imports. I think it is also safe to say that everyone agrees that emissions from vehicles and coal fired electrical plants make our air and countryside dirty and stinky-something I could live without. It is my understanding that research has shown that the total known untapped oil reserves within the US and its coastal areas are grossly insufficient to supply even our current demand. 
With all of that said, additional investments in proven and nonpolluting alternative energies must be helpful for energy independence, national security, economic growth and technological leadership.
I believe that the united states generally has become complacent. This includes government and the public, in my opinion. I would gladly pay additional income tax if those monies were applied to real solutions to solve these issues and return the united states to the proud, responsible and compassionate leader it once was.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Regardless of whether carbon emissions are the cause of climate change, everyone agrees that our national security and economy is at risk as long as we are dependent upon oil imports. I think it is also safe to say that everyone agrees that emissions from vehicles and coal fired electrical plants make our air and countryside dirty and stinky-something I could live without. It is my understanding that research has shown that the total known untapped oil reserves within the US and its coastal areas are grossly insufficient to supply even our current demand.<br />
With all of that said, additional investments in proven and nonpolluting alternative energies must be helpful for energy independence, national security, economic growth and technological leadership.<br />
I believe that the united states generally has become complacent. This includes government and the public, in my opinion. I would gladly pay additional income tax if those monies were applied to real solutions to solve these issues and return the united states to the proud, responsible and compassionate leader it once was.</p>
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		<title>By: Franko</title>
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		<dc:creator>Franko</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;The truth is nothing can be accomplished if we don’t try&quot;

Perception may be a false reality, inciting to Mob Action. 
Misappropiating the earned dollars of others, to build an inefficiency  ?

People are price sensitive, 
Even  Al Goracle wants you to pay for his dreams.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#034;The truth is nothing can be accomplished if we don’t try&#034;</p>
<p>Perception may be a false reality, inciting to Mob Action.<br />
Misappropiating the earned dollars of others, to build an inefficiency  ?</p>
<p>People are price sensitive,<br />
Even  Al Goracle wants you to pay for his dreams.</p>
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		<title>By: Little Lance</title>
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		<dc:creator>Little Lance</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The truth is nothing can be accomplished if we don&#039;t try.  What if we only succeed by 50%, at least we will have tried and 50% is better than nothing.  Yes, we went to the moon in less than a decade and Yes, the country has been brought to ruin in less than a decade, so why can we not regain our former glory in less than a decade.  Are we truly a nation of whinners and nah-sayers or are we willing to roll up our sleeves and get something done?  To heck with what the rest of the world does, let us be the ones that sets the pace.  The world has always, until the last seven plus years, looked up to America as the beacon of light in the fog.  Are we as a nation going to turn out the light or are we going to show the way.  Yes, maybe the goal is not possible, but what if it is? I have been taught two things in life; 1. Can&#039;t can&#039;t do anything and 2. Aim High. &#039;Nuff said the rest is up to you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The truth is nothing can be accomplished if we don&#039;t try.  What if we only succeed by 50%, at least we will have tried and 50% is better than nothing.  Yes, we went to the moon in less than a decade and Yes, the country has been brought to ruin in less than a decade, so why can we not regain our former glory in less than a decade.  Are we truly a nation of whinners and nah-sayers or are we willing to roll up our sleeves and get something done?  To heck with what the rest of the world does, let us be the ones that sets the pace.  The world has always, until the last seven plus years, looked up to America as the beacon of light in the fog.  Are we as a nation going to turn out the light or are we going to show the way.  Yes, maybe the goal is not possible, but what if it is? I have been taught two things in life; 1. Can&#039;t can&#039;t do anything and 2. Aim High. &#039;Nuff said the rest is up to you.</p>
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