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- From: rat1@me1.MsState.Edu (Robert Thompson)
- Subject: Re: Renewable energy from the sun
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- Organization: Mississippi State University
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- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 16:24:31 GMT
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- In article <28387@castle.ed.ac.uk> cir@festival.ed.ac.uk (C Revie) writes:
- >Sorry I don't think I am a Nuclearphobe.
- >
- >Secondly, to the person living Florida (apologies I can't remember your
- >name), point taken, however buildings can be designed (even for Florida)
- >which can be cool (or at least cooler than the outside ambient
- >temperature), without the need for air conditioning systems (or at least
- >minimise their use). Architects do not seem to have taken this on board.
-
- Yeah, in Mississippi the average daytime summer temperature is
- up around 90-95 F for a good two-three months. Yeah, I'll feel
- real cool in a house 10 F cooler than the outside--that's 80-85 F,
- with near 100% humidity. No thanks.
-
- --Another environmentalist for nuclear energy--
-