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re: new agers feeding at the porkbarrel trough
13 aug 1996
wrote:
> solar energy isn't free, any more than oil. one look at a real
>goods catalog should let any savvy shopper know it isn't just not free
>- it costs a hell of a premium.
there may be better places to look.
> even at the simple passive solar level, glass or other transparent
>material isn't free either.
greenhouse uv poly film costs about 5 cents/ft^2, comes in huge pieces, and
can be replaced in an hour or two every three or four years (the guarantee
period) and recycled... mylar is clearer and lasts longer.
>the infrastructure required to build even the simplest shack makes a
>track upon the earth and must be paid for somehow.
how about a mobile or strawbale home under a larger a commercial plastic
film greenhouse? stuppy (800) 877-5025 sells plastic film greenhouses for
about 50 cents/ft^2. three people can put up a 30' wide x 100' long x
12' tall greenhouse in a field, from scratch, in one day.
nick
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