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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (165500)	7/6/2011 9:10:40 AM
From: epicure	Respond to of 543440

How do the wingers square this with the creeds of boy scouts and girl scouts (and at least the boy scouts, they claim to love). Churches, which conservatives also claim to love, are also about community service. Where the heck has Limbaugh been? Rand, damaged by her sad upbringing, and her weird relationships, her childless lot in life, sought to find a justification for her empty life- and, for her, the nihilistic cult of herself worked, for a while- but at the end it's clear she ended up sad, alone, and desperate enough to throw herself on the state, to suck out whatever cash she could at the end of her pathetic life. What the wingers do not understand is that Ayn is a cautionary tale. Yes, you too can end up dying sad and alone if you think you are all that matters. A girl all wrapped up in herself is a pretty small package, and Ayn was one of the smallest. It's amazing to me that any Christian could even stomach her books- as her teachings are antithetical to the teachings of Christ. But when have people ever been consistent? No doubt the hypocritical Rand could have found some virtue in that as well.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (165500)	7/6/2011 10:58:47 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 543440

U.S.-Based Renewable Energy Production Surpasses Nuclear Energy Production According to the most recent issue of the Monthly Energy Review by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), renewable energy has passed a milestone, as domestic production is now greater than that of nuclear power. Nonprofit research organization SUN DAY Campaign says that during the first quarter of 2011, renewable energy sources provided 2.245 quadrillion Btus of energy, or 11.73% of U.S. energy production. Energy production from renewable energy sources in 2011 was 5.65% more than that from nuclear power, which provided 2.125 quadrillion Btus and has remained largely unchanged in recent years. Energy from renewable sources is now 77.15% of that from domestic crude oil production, with the gap closing rapidly, the organization adds. Solar power accounted for 1.16% of production. Renewable energy's electrical output increased by 25.82% in the first three months of 2011, compared to the first quarter of 2010. Solar-generated electricity increased by 104.8%, according to EIA data cited by SUN DAY Campaign. solarindustrymag.com