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It ain't easy being green.
1 posted on 08/06/2019 9:01:45 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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Solar panels photovoltaics work and work well and there’s no argument against them


2 posted on 08/06/2019 9:06:23 AM PDT by Truthoverpower (The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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“Can you Dig it?”

Well, I’m talkin’ about Mine Shafts!


3 posted on 08/06/2019 9:07:22 AM PDT by lee martell
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World demand for rare-earth elements—which aren’t rare but are rarely mined in America—will rise 300% to 1,000% by 2050 to meet the Paris green goals. If electric vehicles replace conventional cars, demand for cobalt and lithium, will rise more than 20-fold. That doesn’t count batteries to back up wind and solar grids.

. . . and dilithium crystals, a major cause of interplanetary and intergalactic conflicts

5 posted on 08/06/2019 9:10:42 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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Solar panels works great in parts of the world where the climate has enough sunny days year-round to make them viable financially. That right there means most of California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and western Texas here in the USA.


6 posted on 08/06/2019 9:12:16 AM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
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"Building one wind turbine requires 900 tons of steel, 2,500 tons of concrete and 45 tons of plastic."

Huh? You mean they have to make them somewhere? They didn't tell me that in Socialism class....

8 posted on 08/06/2019 9:16:13 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("I will now proceed to entangle the entire area".)
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Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles do not have the drawbacks of vehicles powered by lithium batteries that are cited in this article. Toyota and Honda have sold fuel cell vehicles for several years. Now Hyundai has introduced the Hyundai Nexo. Here is a test from last week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDDLMWKwTpQ There are wrinkles, but two or three years should iron them out.


11 posted on 08/06/2019 9:21:39 AM PDT by Praxeologue
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” hydrocarbons remain a far better alternative than today’s green dreams.”

Don’t forget nuclear.


12 posted on 08/06/2019 9:26:27 AM PDT by cymbeline
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Ultimate green energy could be done through geo-thermal energy. Drill wells deep enough, you’ll find it....


13 posted on 08/06/2019 9:33:54 AM PDT by AnalogReigns (Real life is ANALOG!!!)
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18 posted on 08/06/2019 10:33:07 AM PDT by aquila48
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