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    Gransater1 year, 3 months ago

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    If true, something that can make us free from the yoke of hydrocarbons, and yet, this is the first I'd heard about it. Why is it that things that have the capacity to change life as we know it, hardly gets discussed, or, for that matter, hardly gets noticed by people and also the so called major media?

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      Tangent0011 year, 3 months ago

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      Count the number of Exxon commercials...

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        Dionys1 year, 3 months ago

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        Why would practically free solar power get good coverage when you can pay through the nose for hydrocarbons. How powerful would you say the solar-energy conglomerates are in comparison to Big Oil?

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          BB641 year, 3 months ago

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          Hydrocarbons? What are you using to make your solar cells? Glass? Plastic? Metals? All require energy far in excess that can be currently produced to make them in the first place. If you're one of the believers in global warming, then build nuke plants.

          As to solar energy crowds, they would disappear if there wasn't billions in tax credits available. They're inefficient and costly. No tax money, no plant.

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            Tangent0011 year, 3 months ago

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            What are you using to build those nuke plants? Concrete? Glass? Plastic? Metals?

            As far as I know, a solar plant cannot melt down or leak vast plumes of toxic steam. Nor does solar have radioactive waste.

            Yes, there are necessary tax breaks and subsidies (though I don't think they rank in the billions, like Big Oil). Technologies will improve and economies of scale will kick in to make it much more affordable.

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              Gransater1 year, 3 months ago

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              Meant to be a positive comment!

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