“While in use, solar panels safely generate electricity without creating any air emissions. ...”
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That very first sentence begs to be challenged and for one thing, it ignores the environmental impact related to the manufacturing of the panels... particularly the second stage of refining the silicon i.e. trichlorosilane gas, silicon dust, cadmium, nitrogen trifluoride, sulfur hexafluoride, copper indium selenide.... and that’s just a start.
https://www.americanexperiment.org/solar-panels-produce-tons-of-toxic-waste-literally/
Solar photovoltaic panels are largely being produced in China using electricity generated via coal in power plants with emissions controls that can best be described as primitive by U.S. standards.
But we’re Green! We have solar panels!