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1 posted on 07/12/2009 12:08:59 PM PDT by Petro
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Simply check your tire pressure, you’ll be fine.


2 posted on 07/12/2009 12:23:42 PM PDT by Gator113 (I live in "one of the largest Muslim countries in the world." Imam Obama told me so.)
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the author is right. There were a lot of central station generating units powered by oil in the 50s through early 70s, but they all got converted to gas or coal or retired. Many of these were fired with the “bottoms” or Bunker C fuel oil, essentially a waste from refineries. That was typically a very high sulfur content viscous material that polluted heavily. So, between emission controls and using oil for more premium uses than generating power, oil combustion for power generation essentially ended. I personally worked on many “repowering” projects to convert furnaces from firing oil to other fuels.


3 posted on 07/12/2009 12:33:28 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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So the Audi commercial that says if 1/3 of us drove clean diesel cars and trucks, we wouldn't need all that foreign oil?
4 posted on 07/12/2009 12:35:22 PM PDT by wolfcreek (KMTEXASA!)
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I still believe the technology is out there to build an engine not using gas/oil. For cryin’ out loud, for over 100 years, as one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world, we’ve been producing machinery/engines dependent upon a commodity that comes from countries ruled by despots who don’t like us. In fact these islamic countries would gleefully cheer our demise, but need us to buy their one main commodity to keep them in a quality of life they’ve grown accustomed to.


5 posted on 07/12/2009 12:58:28 PM PDT by lilylangtree (Veni, Vidi, Vici)
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In DC, Alternative Energy=Arab Oil

Pray for America


10 posted on 07/12/2009 2:15:26 PM PDT by bray (Rope & Chains)
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Reduced Dependence On Foreign Oil?

The big lie is not what you think it is.

Nearly all agree on this goal for America; "reduce America's dependence on foreign oil".

The big lie is that the Democrats do not truly subscribe to that position. Monitor the Democrat's deeds instead of their words. You will discover the Democrat's actual goal is to "reduce America's dependence on foreign oil".

14 posted on 07/12/2009 4:13:56 PM PDT by MosesKnows (Love many, Trust few, and always paddle your own canoe)
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