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From: tom pope4/30/2012 3:45:03 PM
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More heretical doctrine - though the effect is apparently localized. (London Telegraph)



Usually at night the air closer to the ground becomes colder when the sun goes down and the earth cools.


But on huge wind farms the motion of the turbines mixes the air higher in the atmosphere that is warmer, pushing up the overall temperature.


Satellite data over a large area in Texas, that is now covered by four of the world's largest wind farms, found that over a decade the local temperature went up by almost 1C as more turbines are built.


This could have long term effects on wildlife living in the immediate areas of larger wind farms.


It could also affect regional weather patterns as warmer areas affect the formation of cloud and even wind speeds.

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To: tom pope who wrote (167834)4/30/2012 4:06:21 PM
From: Sweet Ol' John1 Recommendation   of 178575
 
It seems to me that the warming effect of wind turbines will be a one-time event. I would think its effect would have a limited vertical range and once it is stablised there would be no further change. What is wrong with my thinking?

Blessings,

JRH

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From: kollmhn4/30/2012 4:38:10 PM
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Endeavour Announces First Production at the Bacchus Development

HOUSTON, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Endeavour International Corporation (NYSE: END) (LSE: ENDV) today announced production from the first development well on the Bacchus Field located in Block 22/06a in the U.K. Central North Sea.

Initial production rates over the first five days were approximately 6,000 gross barrels of oil per day. Endeavour has a 30% interest in Bacchus. When the full field development is completed and on-line, the Company will be able to provide reliable long-term sustainable production estimates. Further detail regarding the initial production performance for this first well will be discussed during the Company's first quarter conference call.

"We are very pleased with the well performance from our first development well at Bacchus," said William L. Transier, chairman, chief executive officer and president. "We are now focused on the second of the development wells and we look forward to having the full development program completed as the year progresses."

The second development well commenced drilling on April 20, 2012. It is expected that this well will be on production early in the third quarter.

The Bacchus development is operated by Apache Corporation. The Field Development Plan was approved by the Department of Energy and Climate Change inJune 2010.





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To: kollmhn who wrote (167836)4/30/2012 4:53:26 PM
From: vireya3 Recommendations   of 178575
 
mite be a nice idea to emlarge the font when posting

some of us ole codgers cant read that

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To: whenitgoesup who wrote (167828)4/30/2012 4:58:51 PM
From: Ed Ajootian8 Recommendations   of 178575
 
whenit, thanks kindly but I'll pass. If a person asking about a stock is going to be so lazy that they can't even type out what the story is and/or why the like it, in 20 words or less, then I'm going to be even more lazy and not look at it.

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To: Sweet Ol' John who wrote (167835)4/30/2012 5:06:47 PM
From: tom pope   of 178575
 
Nothing. Like I said the effect is apparently localized.

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To: CommanderCricket who wrote (167050)4/30/2012 5:32:22 PM
From: Brian Sullivan   of 178575
 
Delta Air Lines ( DAL) pulls the trigger on its anticipated purchase of the Philadelphia refinery from ConocoPhillips ( COP) spinoff Phillips 66. The deal includes pipelines to get the fuel to JFK, LaGuardia and other airports. DAL says production at the refinery combined with agreements to exchange refined products from the refinery for jet fuel will provide 80% of its jet fuel needs in the U.S.

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To: vireya who wrote (167837)4/30/2012 5:45:03 PM
From: kollmhn4 Recommendations   of 178575
 
Try holding down your Function or Command key and press your + sign key numerous times until you get a large enough view. Then reverse it with the Minus key

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To: kollmhn who wrote (167841)4/30/2012 6:31:14 PM
From: Sweet Ol' John1 Recommendation   of 178575
 
Actually, it is the CTRL key you hold down while you press the + or - keys. At least that's the way it works on PCs.

I liked the small type better than the horizontal scrolling I sometimes have to do to read some posts. I have reading glasses next to my computer.

Blessings,

JRH

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To: Sweet Ol' John who wrote (167835)4/30/2012 6:40:06 PM
From: Dennis Roth   of 178575
 
Night temperatures by up to 0.72C
guardian.co.uk 

After the sun has set, the land cools down more quickly than the air, leaving a cold blanket of air just above the ground. But the turbine wakes mix this cold layer with the warmer air above, raising the temperature.

Strictly local, due to mixing.

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