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Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:27:17 +0000

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By: Silvía

Silvía — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:35:11 +0000

who needs fresh local produce, when multi-national companies can swoop in unrestricted, tap into our grid and use all the energy to make aluminum? Let us eat lava and import crappy Dutch produce. Bon appetite!

By: karla fetrow

karla fetrow — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:53:41 +0000

Here in Alaska, energy costs have also doubled in the last five years. The “grid” population around Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley switched to natural gas quite a few years ago for heating, sold on the platform of clean, cheap efficient energy. Now we’re being told there’s a natural gas shortage, even though 1.1 million dollars of Alaskan taxpayer money was put out for a natural gas pipeline. We are urged to keep cooler temperatures in our homes this winter, to bundle up in extra clothing, and to close off any rooms in our houses that aren’t truly needed. Hmmm. We do have a grand stand display of oil rich homes that probably have enough luxurious space for doing this, but the average Alaskan lives in some rather modest conditions to begin with. It’s a good thing we still have a lot of beetle killed trees. A lot of people are dragging in their rusting Franklin Stoves or buying new energy efficient wood burners this year, and a whole lot of firewood is getting chopped.

By: loans_jim

loans_jim — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:25:36 +0000

People in Britain should protest to Parliament too. Here the average energy cost has doubled in just five years, according to Daily Mail. It’s now more £1200 a year!