Posted on Apr 21, 2017
Solar Power Is Cheaper, but the World Is Still Running on Fossil Fuels
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For years we have been moving towards new energy sources and one of the primary drivers has been national security. It hasn't been good for our economy and military to be dependent on volatile parts of the world (not even mentioning the environmental reasons and their economic impact). Increasingly its becoming a matter of simple economics. It's also why the coal jobs are not coming back unless we want to use tax money to subsidize the coal industry.
There are going to continue to be a lot of intrenched interests fighting the change in the form of companies who do well off the existing energy economy, a fair amount of turbulence is ahead and fortunes to be made by those who gain dominant positions in the emerging energy economy.
There are going to continue to be a lot of intrenched interests fighting the change in the form of companies who do well off the existing energy economy, a fair amount of turbulence is ahead and fortunes to be made by those who gain dominant positions in the emerging energy economy.
Solar Power Is Cheaper, but the World Is Still Running on Fossil Fuels
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Good timing - I read this article the other day:
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2017/04/18/coal-company-plans-huge-solar-farm-strip-mine/100597672/
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2017/04/18/coal-company-plans-huge-solar-farm-strip-mine/100597672/
Coal company plans huge solar farm on strip mine
An eastern Kentucky coal mining company on Tuesday announced its plans to build what could become the state's largest solar farm on a reclaimed mountaintop strip mine
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Very interesting documentary series on Netflix, ISLANDS OF THE FUTURE about energy problems being solved on islands that have traditionally brought in diesel fuel by tankers to fuel their electric grid.
The big problem with wind and solar is how do you store the energy when production exceeds demand; because sooner or later, (usually on a daily basis) demand will exceed production. The series also shows that wind, solar, and tidal power generation are not without their own set of "environmental" costs.
The big problem with wind and solar is how do you store the energy when production exceeds demand; because sooner or later, (usually on a daily basis) demand will exceed production. The series also shows that wind, solar, and tidal power generation are not without their own set of "environmental" costs.
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SPC Kevin Ford
Maj John Bell Completely agree. Those issues are being dealt with over time but nothing is perfect.
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Maj John Bell
SPC Kevin Ford - Oh I'm neither for or against alternative energy sources. I am a pragmatist. Regardless of what people say, we (almost every single person on Earth) have an ever increasing demand for "energy". In the end environmental concerns are window dressing. The "green" that will most likely shape the future is greenbacks.
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