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To: RetiredNow who wrote (765)7/18/2008 5:36:40 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 86355
 
Obstruction is a 2 year moratorium on new solar farm permits in our western deserts

More like a 2 day moratorium. It went away almost immediately.



To: RetiredNow who wrote (765)7/18/2008 5:48:56 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 86355
 
moratorium on new solar farm permits in our western deserts

Actually we see that kinda environmental obstructionism all the time with conventional energy developments. Look at the difficulty in starting new refineries, coal power plants, and so on.

As long as oil is favored in our tax policies over alternatives,

I don't believe it is.