Re: news of the day

I think they're great.  And I wish we had more sun in January for  reasons
besides that, too!  Last year on this list we located a govt data site that
showed # of days of sunshine for all major cities.  Ft. Wayne didn't fare
well.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 11:02 PM
Subject: E: [CHAT] news of the day


> Hmm- sorry to hear about your solar light problems.  I just love them.
I've
> have the solar path lights for years now, and just expanded to the flood
> light.  Works a charm.
>
> Thjeresa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
> Behalf Of Kitty
> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 10:58 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] news of the day
>
>
> Theresa,
> I've tried solar lights, but with no success.  You're in sunny CA and I'm
in
> often dreary IN.  Last January had no days of sun at all.  And even this
> summer was a bust.  Consequently the batteries in them don't charge well
> enough before they come on again and they eventually die.
> Kitty
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 9:39 PM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] news of the day
>
>
> > I finally bought a solar powered outdoor light.  I'd wanted one for a
> while
> > for the garden-side of my house which has no light or wiring.  So,
bought
> a
> > little brinkman solor light.  It;s not super bright, but casts enough
> light
> > to ward off unwanted visitors, to see my way to dump stuff in the
compost
> > pile after dark, and of course, to see if the chicken in done on the
> > barbecue!  So, I'm happy with it.  It has a little solar panel about 6
x6
> > inches that has a really long wire (so you can position it optimally)
the
> > light looks like a typical 2 bulb floodlight.  I found it online for
$79.
> > It was really easy to install and way cheaper and easier that running
wire
> > or hiring an electrician!
> >
> > I also love my battery-powered electric lawnmower!
> >
> > Theresa
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
> > Behalf Of Bonnie & Bill Morgan
> > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 7:48 AM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] news of the day
> >
> >
> > May we someday wake up and go for more renewable, cleaner, energy
sources!
> > I'd thought that the oil embargo decades ago would have put our
government
> > in the mood to fund research and better fuels for our future.  It would
> also
> > help us need non-friendly oil baring countries less and less, to the
point
> > where the US could sustain its own needs within the country.  It is why
> some
> > of us use solar fuel/fuel cells, hybrid vehicles, geothermal heat, etc.
> >
> > O.K., so I'm down off my soapbox.  Sorry.
> > Blessings,
> > Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf
> > Of Donna
> > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 7:06 AM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: [CHAT] news of the day
> >
> > This came thru my news today... thought you might want to read it. The
> > again, you probably all know this already....
> >
> > Donna
> >
> >
> > Good Mileage 98 Tons of Plants Per Gallon
> >
> > SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -- A New University of Utah study shows 98 tons of
> > prehistoric, buried plant material is needed to produce just one gallon
> > of gasoline to power our vehicles. Researcher Jeff Dukes asked, "Can you
> > imagine loading 40 acres worth of wheat -- stalks, roots and all -- into
> > the tank of your car or SUV every 20 miles?" But he says that's how much
> > ancient plant matter had to be buried millions of years ago and
> > converted by pressure, heat and time into oil to produce one gallon of
> > gasoline today.
> >
> > He also calculated the amount of fossil fuel burned during just 1997
> > totaled 97 million billion pounds of carbon -- the equivalent of more
> > than 400 times all the plant matter that grows in the world during just
> > one year. Asked why he conducted the study, Dukes said "Fossil fuel
> > consumption is widely recognized as unsustainable. However, there has
> > been no attempt to calculate the amount of energy that was required to
> > generate fossil fuels." The study is to be published in the November
> > issue of the journal Climatic Change.
> >
> > Copyright 2003 by United Press International. All rights reserved
> >
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