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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

You can kill anything you want in the name of saving the planet from globull warming.


3 posted on 02/13/2014 1:35:21 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

More pictures at the link below (AP pics, don’t post here)

http://fuelfix.com/blog/2014/02/13/huge-thermal-plant-opens-as-solar-industry-grows/#20607-2

Using technology known as solar-thermal, nearly 350,000 computer-controlled mirrors roughly the size of a garage door reflect sunlight to boilers atop 459-foot towers. The sun’s power is used to heat water in the boilers’ tubes and make steam, which drives turbines to create electricity.

While many people are familiar with rooftop solar, or photovoltaic panels, “these are a little bit different. This takes the sun’s rays and reflects them onto towers,” said NRG spokesman Jeff Holland.

The plant can be a startling sight for drivers heading toward Las Vegas along busy Interstate 15. Amid miles of rock and scrub, its vast array of 7-by-10-foot mirrors creates the image of an ethereal lake shimmering atop the desert floor. In fact, it’s built on a dry lakebed.


11 posted on 02/13/2014 1:38:11 PM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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