Largest Solar Panel Array In The World..

.. is now located in Arizona desert. "At full capacity, the new plant will be able to power 230,000 houses."

I don't care whether you are a denier of global warming or not, solar panels are absolutely the best way of meeting our energy needs going forward. Couple that with electric cars and we'll all be better off.

A Quick Primer On Global Warming
If we go back millions of years ago (through the study of geology) there was a time almost all of Earth's life forms disappeared. It wasn't due to mankind's endeavors but rather through volcanic actions. What both today's global warming and then have in common are the gases that form which then create unsafe conditions for human habitation to continue in existence. Fortunately for us there was far more ocean water and vegetation around that once could absorb and trap these gases.

These gases never disappeared. Instead are now buried beneath the ground and under glaciers. What we are doing today is drilling deep down into the decomposed vegetation extracting what we commonly refer to as fossilized fuels. These are both the gases and semisolids which make up today's petroleum products (crude oil). We are doing this not only on land but also under our oceans.

Earth has tried it's best to absorb these dangerous materials and shield them from us. What we are doing is reintroducing them to the atmosphere by burning them while at the same time risking accidental releases of them.

There is yet another component buried beneath us. It's the radioactive materials which too have been absorbed by the dirt and rock below. Why would anyone with sound reasoning want to disturb these when there are alternatives?

When scientist caution that humans can cause global warming they are not blowing smoke. As you can see it's not just about smoke stacks.

Even if someone is thick headed enough to blow off the whole idea of global warming, why wouldn't they support a cheaper, cleaner and easier way to make electric is beyond my understanding. It seems to me to beyond stupid to go to all the trouble of drilling holes everywhere in the Earth. Moving fossil fuels to the generating plants (which have an average 10% loss in their transmission lines to point of delivery). All-the-while risking the release of these toxic components unnecessarily.

Rooftop Solar Panel Advantages* They absorb heat in the summer from reaching roofs
* Help protect roofing shingles themselves from weather elements
* Reduce energy consumption (bills)
* Reduce the 10% loss from long distance transmission lines
* Reduce dependency on the power grids
* Supply power during power blackouts during a storm
* They last longer then asphalt shingles. They last 20-30+ years
* Can recharge electric cars eliminating the need for fill ups at the gas pump
* Reduce dependency on the whims of foreign nations and power companies
* etc, etc, etcWho the hell cares whether global warming is a fact or not. Solar energy makes more sense at all levels no matter which side of the fence one argues.



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