I always find it interesting when the people who aren't doing something and aren't
living a certain way know more about what's going on than the people actually doing it! So we should all be living YOU Way or we are Wrong.
The WHO contributes lung disease and cancer to pollution. Talk to doctors and health care people about the alarming cancer rates today. I have.
Here is another group with an axe to grind and get money from the free world (USA)
I have previously posted the effects to our lakes and oceans with respect to their over acidity. Things don't stop growing but the acidic effects change growth.
We are seeing pine tree die offs in the Catskill attributed to acid rain. Crops suffer also.
So all the Acid Rain comes from fossil fuel. This years forest fires don't count. Volcanoes don't count, Its all Man Made.
Effects of Acid Rain - Forests | Acid Rain | US EPAOver the years, scientists, foresters, and others have noted a slowed growth of some forests. Leaves and needles turn brown and fall off when they should be green and healthy. In extreme cases, individual trees or entire areas of the forest simply die off without an obvious reason.
My PV modules are guaranteed to put out full power for 25 years with 10% diminished output after that, they will still be putting out power in 35 and 40 years. At that point they will be highly recycled.
So nice they have that great guarantee, Just no company to back it up.
According the Engineering Efficiency Times Sept/Oct 2011, the energy used to create a PV module is regained in about one year with 29 years of clean energy afterward.
Hog wash
Solar Companies went out of business because they were being undersold by unfair imports from China, we now have tariffs on Chinese panels. My panels are all made in the USA.
It has been less than 3 weeks since GE went out the solar business. Bet no one informed them how good business was.
PV modules don't use plastic, they are glass, aluminum, etc. Due to the angle of the panels hale hits them at an angle with little or no damage. Are you concerned about the windows in your house and car from hale storms?
Bet you missed the news story about hale. that showed it taking out car windows as well as home windows.
The angle of approach in northern climates where snow falls is steep. Here my winter angel is 28 degrees from vertical, snow immediately slides off panels. On my roof where the snow does have a chance of accumulation I have a long snow rake to remove it. I did this a few times last year. In order to drive a car that is not garaged in my area it is a common practice to clean of cars, driveways, etc. It is part of living in northern climates.
You live in a great area, No Ice Storms.
I have so many panels I produce enough energy even on overcast days.
That's great how many years wages for the average family did they cost. I've seen your claims about how they were subsidized by the power Co Op. That cost every member $$ to buy YOU solar. Even the ones that could not afford them themselves. The average sun in our area, taken from long time surveys, is over 5 hours conservatively, more than enough to power our home and send excess to the grid. Batteries are only used when th grid fails, their life expectancy is over 20 years, 95% recycled.
BS and you know better. There is not a currently made battery that will last anywhere close to 20 years,
It baffles me that the opponents of alternate energy are so ill informed yet so outspoken.
Rob
