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- swrostmore, on 09/23/2008, -1/+13I'm curious which war-profiteering corporation we (the US taxpayer) is paying to produce and install solar street lamps in Baghdad. KBR? Why doesn't this "news" article include such relevant information?
- DigSomeMore, on 09/23/2008, -1/+12Hmm, interesting idea..cool
- samotage, on 09/23/2008, -1/+10Maybe, just maybe, these areas could lead us into he future? I found the comment "we spend all our time chasing fuel for generators..." to be interesting - particularly given Iraq is a country floating on oil.
- algaeturd, on 09/24/2008, -0/+8I don't understand why ALL street lights aren't solar powered. We only need them at night...agreed? They only have to be on for x amount of hours and then he sun comes up again. Right?
Why hasn't this been going on in the U.S. for decades? The technology has certainly been around.
Oh, I get it. Would be too easy. And save too much money for local municipalities.
Nevermind. Makes way too much sense to happen here. - BishkekBuddy, on 09/24/2008, -0/+7I don't understand.... why is it that this is happening in IRAQ and not here in the US? So they don't have to rely on their oil income? While I'm glad the Iraqis can have safer streets at night, this actually pisses me off.
- gavinhudson, on 09/24/2008, -0/+6Some welcome good news from Baghdad, and awesome that the lights are solar powered.
- arensquared, on 09/24/2008, -0/+6Hmmm, could be applied here in my homeland. Cool Idea!
- inactive, on 09/23/2008, -1/+7It seems a cool idea
- doiveo, on 09/24/2008, -0/+5A safer, sustainable Baghdad is in all our best interests.
- inactive, on 09/24/2008, -0/+2Algaeturd.. can those be used as alternative energy?
- Nebraskalaska, on 09/24/2008, -0/+2I just listened to the NPR piece that the blog post links to. It seems like the street lamps are being built in Iraq by Iraqis. Funding wasn't mentioned, but these aren't being shipped in by some US corporation.
- doiveo, on 09/24/2008, -1/+3As to why this isn't happening here - it would be irresponsible to replace a perfectly functional system with a brand new solar powered one. Whatever you might save in greenhouse gases would be more than lost in the production and installation of the panels. Better to put that energy and money towards making the power supply cleaner and the bulbs more efficient. These are being used here in various remote areas BTW.
- PlanetThoughts, on 09/24/2008, -0/+2You get an A for humor, algaeturd. Right, we in the USA are the people who never have to think about efficiency or going in need... at least, some of us.
What is an algaeturd... do I want to know? - jodimcmullen, on 09/24/2008, -0/+1They need to light the way to the new Giant ferris wheel and amusement park they are going to build.
A lot of the cameras being installed on our streets are solar powered. - PlanetThoughts, on 09/25/2008, -0/+1I suppose if you can separate the algae from the turd, the answer would be yes....
- doiveo, on 09/24/2008, -0/+1Jesus man! Came out swinging eh? How about providing a valuable counter suggestion that new subdivisions might benefit from the lower installation and maintenance costs. You could have also stated the increased volume from the installation in Iraq might mean lower costs making them more attractive local. Where'd you get the chip?
- sullivanst, on 09/24/2008, -0/+1Lots of oil, not much refining capacity. Generators don't run on crude.
- AFelsinger, on 09/24/2008, -1/+2Agreed. People always forget that replacing things before they've reached their prime is usually not "green" whatsoever. Unless the thing is responsible for tons of pollution (ie an old truck, a coal-fired plant, etc.), then it's best left alone.
More responsible would be to keep the lights we have, but change where the power that lights them comes from. - sullivanst, on 09/24/2008, -1/+1Right because there aren't any new street lights being put up at all anywhere in the country.
Oh, wait!
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