Power From the People


	Power From the People

Silkweaver

4-28-2008 8:52 PM

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energy, energy production, energy distribution

Silkweaver says:

Interesting read

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4-29-2008 1:39 AM

abailart

Yes, interesting. Aside from the technological aspects and the sources of energy, the focus on energy supply from many local and divergent sources provides for an intelligent 'bottom up' network.

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