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Southern California Edison Allegedly …
I just dropped my original horse power motor from 1.75 to less than half of that and I purchased the required dual speed motor which is way more energy efficient and expensive. I did my civic duty and pulled a permit for the work and it was approved. But, I get no benefit from SCE for making the energy conversion and providing the rather large energy savings. SCE should require a matching of pool motor performance flow to the pool plumbing pipe size. They don’t seem to get the point that vendors are pushing pool motors that are over sized, allegedly due to ignorance or wanting to make more profit.
Now looking back, I figure I could have purchased a 3/4 hp single speed motor, kept my original pool timer and saved even more money by not pulling a permit or reworking my electrical and plumbing. The cost savings would be about $800. By putting in a new more efficient motor with lower horse power, I still would be way more energy efficient than before my old motor died. SCE just does not get it and neither did I when this all started but you are now the wiser for my mistake. To read the whole story go to Southern California Edison.
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Book Review: Outliers The Story of Sucess by Malcom Gladwell
The author has been able to dig into some pretty unusual social science research and recognize how some pretty far out factors, that most of us would completely miss, actually are very important in making some individuals quite successful. Some factors are out of anyone’s control such as the year and month someone is born. What is most reassuring is some factors are still within our control.” To read more go to Outliers.
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“Imagine if the Tea Party Was Black” by Tim Wise
Excerpt: “And this, my friends, is what white privilege is all about. The ability to threaten others, to engage in violent and incendiary rhetoric without consequence, to be viewed as patriotic and normal no matter what you do, and never to be feared and despised as people of color would be, if they tried to get away with half the shit we do, on a daily basis.” To read the whole article: Imagine.
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- The Corporate State and the Subversion of Democracy by Chris Hedges. http://fullmoonfever.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/the-corporate-state-and-the-subversion-of-democracy/
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