RE: aphids and mandevilla/ now mealy bugs

At 10:17 AM 12/23/00 -0800, you wrote:
>Al,
>  The heating of greenhouses is going to be a very expensive proposition for
>everyone in the near future.  I heat mine with Vornado electric heaters and
>I'm sure you have read of the "electricity wars" that have started between
>California and the pacific northwest.  Estimates of 50% rate hikes and
>intense conservation requirements are in the offing.  Earlier this month we
>were told to turn the heat down to 60 F, turn off the Xmas lights, don't use
>hot water between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., etc.  Then we found out that all the
>electricity we hadn't used was sold to California.  Folks came unglued!
>This is going to be tantamount to the range wars of the old west before we
>are done.  Natural gas is estimated to go up 30% right now and more later.
>Of course the price of heating oil has sky rocketed (up 40 cents/gal for me
>since last winter) all over the US.  That leaves propane - I haven't heard
>of any impending problems there.  Has anyone else?  I suppose if I went to
>all the expense to change over, that's about the time it would take off too.
>Marilyn Dube'
>Portland, Oregon
>Where the Viburnum bodnatense 'Pink Dawn' and Sarcoccoca are perfuming the
>air
Idaho just told them we're not drawing down our dams to sell extra power to 
California. A few years ago we held stock in New Mexico power, and after we 
bought the stock discovered they had a nuclear generating plant. They 
couldn't give away excess energy, and the stock went in the toilet.  I've 
heard Calif. utilities sold their generating plants and now are having to 
pay whatever the generators ask to get power.  Duhhhh.  Margaret L


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