Fighting 'Solar Farm' Installation

[TN8Man]

Gotta wonder......the gov't really wants to push solar, and use my tax money to give out to people or companies to do such.....

.....But why is the roof tops of all our big gov't buildings covered in solar panels? Why is the white house, capitol building, pentagon, etc.....why are their roofs not totally blanketed in panels and have windmills on the south lawn?

I wonder why China is the largest solar energy and wind power producer but yet China is not transitioning to renewable energy (nor are many other nations including Russia) and China is building many more coal energy plants and they have no plans on reducing oil and gas consumption. China and Russia are laughing at the USA as we destroy our own economy in our naïve quest to transition to renewable energy when its not a viable solution for our nation.

 

[2manyrocks]

It's all in the naming. Solar farm sounds less threatening than electrical production facility.

 

[jyoutz]

I wonder why China is the largest solar energy and wind power producer but yet China is not transitioning to renewable energy (nor are many other nations including Russia) and China is building many more coal energy plants and they have no plans on reducing oil and gas consumption. China and Russia are laughing at the USA as we destroy our own economy in our naïve quest to transition to renewable energy when its not a viable solution for our nation.

The air is unbreathable in China due to coal fired electricity. I’m glad that our air is much cleaner in the US. Our air used to be like China’s in the 1970s. We have progressed, China has not.

 

[kenmbz]

China is huge on solar and wind, they do it since they can't produce enough coal to drive their manufacturing.
Their pollution and lack of regulations is why you never see animals outside of major cities, hardly even see birds.

 

[bigtiller]

Aren’t these called solar farms? If so, shouldn’t they have the same farming rights that other farms have?

It's a misnomer that we have gotten used to. just like;
gravy train
Fox News
buffalo wings
ladybug

 

[TN8Man]

The air is unbreathable in China due to coal fired electricity. I’m glad that our air is much cleaner in the US. Our air used to be like China’s in the 1970s. We have progressed, China has not.

True but China could do what we did, they just choose to not have clean air. But in the USA it was not renewable energy that fixed our air quality problems.

 

[Mtsoxfan]

I wonder why China is the largest solar energy and wind power producer but yet China is not transitioning to renewable energy (nor are many other nations including Russia) and China is building many more coal energy plants and they have no plans on reducing oil and gas consumption. China and Russia are laughing at the USA as we destroy our own economy in our naïve quest to transition to renewable energy when its not a viable solution for our nation.

It could be a vaible solution for our nation. There is no solution where it comes about by "flipping a switch". That seems to be a major complaint, not enough places to charge a car etc. Yes, there are some major road blocks to alternative energy, but luckily, we have time to work them out before we HAVE to switch. Read up on how long it took gas powered cars to become accepted and why. But people back then were used to "hardships". Today, many people want instant gratification, or no inconvenience to them at all, NIMBY etc. I would hate to think people back then were as spoiled as we are today. And I bet there was a lot less misinformation running rampant. The internet is a double edged sword, and it will not get better I fear.

 

[jyoutz]

True but China could do what we did, they just choose to not have clean air. But in the USA it was not renewable energy that fixed our air quality problems.

So what are you advocating: building coal plants? There’s no need. My state closed all the coal plants and between natural gas and renewables, there are no power shortages. Why stick with 1950s technology?

 

[TN8Man]

China is huge on solar and wind, they do it since they can't produce enough coal to drive their manufacturing.
Their pollution and lack of regulations is why you never see animals outside of major cities, hardly even see birds.

Sounds like China knows something we don't.​

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China Maintains Plans For Massive Additional Coal Expansion​

 

[kenmbz]

They have huge coal deposits and don;t care about pollution. Nothing more