Fed's Freeze Solar Energy Projects
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/27/us/27solar.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
Type of Content: Article Citing Need for Assessments, U.S. Freezes Solar Energy Projects DENVER — Faced with a surge in the number of proposed solar power plants, the federal government has placed a moratorium on new solar projects on public land until it studies their environmental impact, which is expected to take about two years. Read »
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Solar Plants in open areas will do more environmental damage than we would like. To compare to production of older nuclear power plants you would have to cover over 25 square miles with panels, which need concrete platforms to stand on and miles of copper wire run.
This would kill grass, wildlife and other vegetation.
The place for solar is on top of the roofs and on the side of existing buildings and structures.
Big Solar Plants are not the answer. Smaller panels everywhere is the only practical way to do this.
Keep in mind the waist it takes to make these photosynth panels is great and only about 15% made actually work. This needs funding for research not for push to market.
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We have enough alternative energy sources to run the world without pollution forever already. It's just a matter of wanting to step outside your comfort zone. Look up- what do you see? The SUN! Now look down- you might see WATER! It's nothing new. Go to www.HomeMadeHybrid.info and check it out. Here in L.A. hundreds if not thousands of people are converting their cars and trucks to run partially on water- what's next, high water prices? We dont need oil, it's only killing our planet, our children, our ecenomy... pretty much everything.
I would love to do this. I don't want to ruin my only source of transportation to get to work. I hope you are not just trying to make a buck, if you are not, I thank you.
...of how government should never be allowed to own property, or over-see it.
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Don't believe it....
Big oil is behind the moratorium. Check out the true source>>>>>>>>>>
Solar power would be used mostly to produce electric power. But oil is not a big source for electricity. http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epa/epaxlfile1_1.xls
Only about 2% of our electricity comes from oil. Mostly we need oil for cars. And solar isn't really in competition for powering cars.
Car's are just the tip of the iceberg there. People heat their houses with oil in some parts of the country. I'm guessing it's the almighty $$$ if big oil is behind this. mainly because it would be harder to regulate. As solar Technology improves i'm betting more people start getting solar panels or hooking their home in some way up to solar energy. If they get to the point where a panel can create enough energy to run the home then that's cutting into their profits.
"What luck for Rulers that Men do not think" - Hitler
Unfortunately it seems the moratorium on the solar projects on Federal land had more to do with issues raised by the very people who should have been pushing for them...., several environmental groups put the pressure on the Fed's on this one. This is disturbing.
IMHO most environmental groups want to repeal the industrial revolution entirely and return to hunter-gatherer days, not find a compromise with individuals who prefer a modern life with its comforts and increased lifespans. In this specific case, we're going to study the environmental impact of collecting sunlight, the construction transmission lines, water rights and land reuse issues? This will take two years? Disassemble or privatize the BLM and let the market decide where it gets its energy.
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Fortunately, I don't think that way. Just like a plant grows, it's meant to shed its old leaves and consistently be producing new ones. Change is part of life, and I think that there's no reason why we can't adapt new technologies to help us live greener.
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