solar jobs rise 65%

why not take the dirty coal loser towns and give them new safer jobs that will last in to the future
 
evince said:
why not take the dirty coal loser towns and give them new safer jobs that will last in to the future
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Power density and efficiency. Until alternative energies ( and they will someday) can produce the amount of power for a given area that matches fossil fuels, solar, wind etc will take a back seat. They cannot provide by themselves
the amount of power that consumers demand (as of yet) nor can they do it 24 hours a day. Alternatives are improving everyday but they have a long way to go.
 
Sailor said:
Power density and efficiency. Until alternative energies ( and they will someday) can produce the amount of power for a given area that matches fossil fuels, solar, wind etc will take a back seat. They cannot provide by themselves
the amount of power that consumers demand (as of yet) nor can they do it 24 hours a day. Alternatives are improving everyday but they have a long way to go.
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Milagro said:
There is virtually no solar in Florida yet it is one of the sunniest places in the US. Ask yourself why?

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because solar energy is a pain in the ass.
And it takes decades to recover the cost of installing the panels and conversion hardware. And by then you need to repair or replace the first ones you installed.

There is another reason why people are not gaga over solar energy, and that's because it serves no purpose in the grand scheme.
 
coolbreeze said:
because solar energy is a pain in the ass.
And it takes decades to recover the cost of installing the panels and conversion hardware. And by then you need to repair or replace the first ones you installed.

There is another reason why people are not gaga over solar energy, and that's because it serves no purpose in the grand scheme.
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Solar can and will change our energy landscape. Solar thermal plants anyway. It will just take more time and improved thermal storage. It will happen though.
 
coolbreeze said:
because solar energy is a pain in the ass.
And it takes decades to recover the cost of installing the panels and conversion hardware. And by then you need to repair or replace the first ones you installed.

There is another reason why people are not gaga over solar energy, and that's because it serves no purpose in the grand scheme.
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Well exactly, it is only cost effective when heavily subsidised even somewhere as sunny as Florida.

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Sailor said:
Solar can and will change our energy landscape. Solar thermal plants anyway. It will just take more time and improved thermal storage. It will happen though.
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and we should pursue it, no doubt
Anything that is cleaner, less expensive when the technology makes it feasible is worth it.
But not now, at the cost of American jobs, As long as there is a demand for coal anywhere on the planet American coal miners should the ones supplying it

regulations based on fake climate change data is just ridiculous
 
coolbreeze said:
and we should pursue it, no doubt
Anything that is cleaner, less expensive when the technology makes it feasible is worth it.
But not now, at the cost of American jobs, As long as there is a demand for coal anywhere on the planet American coal miners should the ones supplying it

regulations based on fake climate change data is just ridiculous
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I agree.
 
evince said:
why not take the dirty coal loser towns and give them new safer jobs that will last in to the future
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Green energy jobs. The people would be better served by job training, rather than trying to resurrect a dead industry.
 
coolbreeze said:
because solar energy is a pain in the ass.
And it takes decades to recover the cost of installing the panels and conversion hardware. And by then you need to repair or replace the first ones you installed.

There is another reason why people are not gaga over solar energy, and that's because it serves no purpose in the grand scheme.
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It is widely used in AZ, my friends energy bill is a lot lower than mine in TX, so I don't know what you are talking about.
 
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