Water World

[sd455dan]

Politics and Subsidies to build the wind/solar farms I have a hunch... not to mention some good PR for Exxon.

Little of each i suspect-

Possible solar is getting cheap enough to actually make it cost competitive.?

 

[dragoneggs]

Little of each i suspect-

Possible solar is getting cheap enough to actually make it cost competitive.?

Depends where. And as the solar technology improves, the older systems don’t compete as well, thus screwing up your ROI.

 

[deezler]

Little of each i suspect-

Possible solar is getting cheap enough to actually make it cost competitive.?

It absolutely is getting cheap enough to compete, especially in the southwest. Many many large scale installations underway, and recently completed. In the mid west, wind turbines are now price competitive as well.

 

[cat fever]

I seen a documentary a couple years ago. Their point was that the data from both sides is manipulated to make their points. Personally I do think that happens more than anyone would like to admit. So how can anyone make an informed decision on the subject when the data can't be trusted?

I think the earth will take care of itself, we are just along for the ride. When mankind can control the global effects of volcanoes and natural decay then I'll start listening to the 'save the planet" hype. Until then, I say tractor on!:tractor:

 

[txdon]

Little of each i suspect-

Possible solar is getting cheap enough to actually make it cost competitive.?

Don’t tell that to Georgetown Tx. Their all solar program is very expensive and electric bills are rising quickly.

Why Georgetown's green energy gamble didn't pay off - News - Austin American-Statesman - Austin, TX

 

[Jstpssng]

We’ve gone from <1 billion to over 7 billion people in just over a century, and the population is rising exponentially. To think that we don’t have an impact is ludicrous; yet none of the CC crowd ever mentions that, they are too intent on their no IC engine agenda.
I once read a short sci-fi story from nineteen forty something about pollution and how we were running out of oil so neither is a new topic.

 

[cat fever]

I looked into getting the Tesla solar panels and battery about a month ago. Idaho does not let Tesla install their systems in the state.

 

[drssg]

I’m part of the problem. I recently bought a zero turn mower. The diesel models were around $24k, so I went with gas. In the first three hours of mowing, it burned through more than five gallons of gas.

I got spoiled with my diesel SCUT. It would run all day on five gallons of fuel.

 

[Snobdds]

I don't care what Gore or other celeb's are doing, or not doing. I'm going to live my life the way I chose to. There are a billion Chinese and a billion Indian's that could care less what they are doing to the planet. I'm one man; Swimming up river gets old...

Sometimes I see a glimpse of hope in you...

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Sometimes I see a glimpse of hope in you...

I'm a work in progress... It's a big job...