01-29-2013, 02:28 AM
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Originally posted by pog
O.K. ... So whats the REAL reason ? : )
There was a lot of public participation to petition against it, particularly by BICC. In light of developing events, it may be mostly symbolic. Hawaiian Electric is just as much under the thumb of Big Oil as the rest of us, by historical circumstance, not some sinister, overarching plan. These islands are heading towards a peak oil scenario about 20 years before projections for the rest of the planet.
The Bakken formation in North Dakota is now visible from space. NASA was initially mystified where all the light flashes were coming from in an area that has no cities. It is coming from Big Oil burning off huge quantities of natural gas, and we taxpayers subsidize Big Oil to the tune of $10 billion per year, never raising a peep from the Teapublicans.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/2...64x643.jpg
"It was a majority decision to descend into the Dark Ages. Don't worry, be happy, bang on da drum all day!"
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*