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What is this nice times?

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Sorry.

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My grandpa went solar back in the 70s during the oil crisis. Ironically He was an operating engineer at a refinery. Became somewhat of a local expert on solar and did some consulting

Heated the house and hot water with the sun

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So much Nice Times!

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Wokism has taken over America.

And about fucking time.

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Good, good news!!! Fuck corporate america who fucks everyone to death.

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There really aren't any more anthem songs, songs the majority can get behind about the what's going on in this country and around the world. Not like there used to be.

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I LOVE this song and I can never sit still when I hear it.

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One cool fact about this song: while it was written by only one of the band, guitarist Kimberley Rew, he has always split the royalties equally with the rest of the band, even now when it gets used in a movie or TV commercial.

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Well, maybe One?

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This post caused me to go on a couple of hours of watching utility/capitalism failure porn.

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Ooh, me likey! Memory of a Free Festival is one of my (many) favorite Bowie tracks.

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Here is a project that has been failing since 2006, but which I am still convinced will have a future success. The first solar panels went up in my neighborhood in 1995, on the roof of a residential building. The structure cost a fortune and didn't work at all.

Pop quiz: what is the most ubiquitous manmade material worldwide? Concrete.

It is also the most destructive.

We need to replace as much asphalt as possible. But when we can't - e.g., streets and sidewalks - we need to make the most of them. Asphalt attracts heat. What if you could recharge your electric car by driving it on a solar roadway instead of at a charging station that uses fossil fuel?

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That was a weird song. I always took it to be about a guy who was about to be executed.

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right wing freakout claiming solar power infringes on their religios freedumb and 2a rights in 3... 2....

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