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Greenbuilding Archive for December 2000
172 messages, last added Tue Nov 26 17:24:51 2002

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Re: GBlist: PV Installed Cost / Sizing Q & A



Thanks for bringing this to our attention again, Bion.

Amazing, isn't it?  And what a boon for the economy!  And yet we're still
talking about drilling in ANWR.  Go figure.

Regards,
Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: Bion D. Howard <bdhoward@ix.netcom.com>

Bion wrote:
> Lets get to the investment mentality.  I have invested in stocks since
1973
> and did OK, except this year 2000 I am about even  ~:^(   When my friends
> and relatives ask for "stock tips" my first question is "have you paid off
> all your credit cards and gotten an  audit-based energy efficiency upgrade
> done on your home, yet?"
>
> If the answer is no, I politely ask them to accomplish those steps
first --
> with marginal rates of return in the 18% to 35% range -- then we'll talk
> stocks all you want.
>
>    -- stepping back down from soapbox,
>          I remain for better or worse...
>
>               Bion


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