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August 07, 2008

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Hattie

I've probably mentioned this before, but we have solar photovoltaics and solar hot water. Some of our neighbors have solar hot water, but even though they see how well solar panels work for us they are not installing them. It's because they can't afford to. They spent their money on trucks and boats and SUVs and such instead. They took out home equity loans. They maxed out their credit cards. They did this because they wanted stuff. They made bad consumer choices, in other words, because there is no guidance for people in these matters in this country.
We did get rebates, which helped. But the government has got to step in with mandates that have teeth in them. In a place like this, which gets so much sun it's ridiculous to use fossil fuels for energy.

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