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Mar 29, 2017
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BigEasyCougar
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In all seriousness, the mining of rare earth elements needed for solar panels
is not exactly environmentally friendly. But using solar helps people feel better about themselves which probably the point.
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Does anyone else worry about the unintended consequences of alternative energy?
Thunder Buddy
I beat up Derik Stevenson
3/29/17 8:28am
Good call. TNT had just added a new group to his hate list
TNT
3/29/17 8:29am
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JimmyZ
3/29/17 8:30am
Hate is a very powerful word and, in most instances, it applies to the situation.
foofcoug
3/29/17 8:31am
Yep. JimmyZ has been added to the ignore list. TNT "hates" him
TNT
3/29/17 8:31am
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JimmyZ
3/29/17 8:34am
RE: Yep. JimmyZ has been added to the ignore list. TNT "hates" him
monkeycowboy
3/29/17 8:49am
Meh. The Jedi were freaking clueless
TNT
3/29/17 8:51am
RE: Meh. The Jedi were freaking clueless
monkeycowboy
3/29/17 8:58am
Plus, if we use up all the solar energy,
El Careeb
3/29/17 8:33am
Unless you've been growing plants on your roof, the energy is wasted anyway.
Archaeovagrant
3/29/17 8:34am
What about unintentionally?
TNT
3/29/17 8:36am
Not true. See my post below.
OldCosmo
3/29/17 8:41am
Yup. We're basically turning Earth into Starkiller Base.
jbcoug
3/29/17 8:36am
Oh cool. TNT never thought of it that way.
TNT
3/29/17 8:36am
If you're lucky, Daisy Ridley will come to the rescue any second now
jbcoug
3/29/17 8:40am
Like that satellite weapon in Bond's "Die Another Day". Or the Death Star. This
unctoothman
3/29/17 8:59am
Also, what happens once humans consume all the water on Earth? Anybody ever
Left Shark Coug
3/29/17 8:37am
Wow. TNT had not considered that. Isn't that why folks are warming the earth
TNT
3/29/17 8:38am
This is why I only drink 100% recycled water
Northwest Cougar
3/29/17 10:12am
I agree. Here in NV we have so many solar power plants that the poor Desert
OldCosmo
3/29/17 8:40am
Hey TNT has the same issue as the tortoises!
TNT
3/29/17 8:42am
You aren't as frisky once you have to get out of your chair? It's a real thing.
Breaded Hamster
3/29/17 2:05pm
Why did they build the male and female tortoise dorms so far apart?
Northwest Cougar
3/29/17 8:54am
They "heard" by sex. The dominant males attempt the journey to breed at the
OldCosmo
3/29/17 8:59am
Not gonna lie. That was actually mildly interesting to learn.
Northwest Cougar
3/30/17 11:29am
I didn't want to mention the plight of the dessert tortoise (which is an illegal pet in UT, btw) but that's just another
Thunder Buddy
3/29/17 9:53am
RE: I didn't want to mention the plight of the dessert tortoise (which is an
Northwest Cougar
3/29/17 10:09am
When there are huge farms that cover huge amounts of land I have thought about that actually.
yaxcoug
3/29/17 8:42am
Call me old fashioned
Solomon Levi
3/29/17 8:44am
In the specific instance of putting them on homes, it would actually be helpful to trap the energy and convert it to a
theOnceler
3/29/17 8:52am
What about the problem of solar panels making the earth more reflective and
Caboom
3/29/17 8:52am
That's scary
TNT
3/29/17 8:53am
Holy moley. Unsubscribe.
crazY
3/29/17 9:33am
The problem of wind power (what the libs don't want you to know)
spinner
3/29/17 9:08am
Holy moley. Subscribe
TNT
3/29/17 9:12am
Mind. Blown. wait...
Solomon Levi
3/29/17 9:13am
Pretty funny, but honestly
Chambana Coug
3/29/17 10:37am
its an investment in infrastructure, ROI isn't the most important part
Dissenter
3/29/17 12:29pm
That makes no sense. If it's worth more, then it would be worth more in dollar terms.
Chambana Coug
3/29/17 6:44pm
whats the value of a road? They have 'negative ROI', but are valuable
Dissenter
3/30/17 8:03am
Absolutely, and you can quantify that value. They are not negative NPV.
Chambana Coug
3/30/17 9:40am
And I believe that coal has negative value, regardless of energy output.
Dissenter
3/30/17 10:20am
I'd love for you to expound on that.
Chambana Coug
3/30/17 10:23am
You literally have no idea what you are talking about
Solomon Levi
3/29/17 1:40pm
"Stop listening to conservative talk radio" -- True life advice right there
Dissenter
3/29/17 6:29pm
I have a family member that was a project manager for a large installment of windmills. He's an expert in the industry.
Chambana Coug
3/29/17 6:42pm
So, you literally have some idea of what you're talking about.
Breaded Hamster
3/30/17 12:38am
I would be curious to know more about your family member
Solomon Levi
3/30/17 2:22pm
You didn't even talk about the bigger problem.
Almaden Cougar
3/30/17 12:49am
You should write fro the Onion
mudpupper
3/29/17 9:27am
Can't tell if serious . . . .
CosmoK
3/29/17 9:47am
It would only take a tiny bit of worthless desert land in CA, AZ and NM to power
Windward_Coug
3/29/17 10:31am
Nope, the big solar array they built in California, 45 miles from Vegas, is only
TheDeek
3/29/17 11:17am
yeah but it gives us something to look at while on I 15 and on that stretch of
monkeycowboy
3/29/17 11:22am
Ivanpah has been pretty bad. But there are better examples.
CosmoK
3/29/17 11:30am
Railway power storage for the win baaaby!
OldCosmo
3/29/17 11:59pm
People are often surprised that storing energy is difficult.
CosmoK
3/30/17 9:30am
You sir are correct. But this project will die because of the Desert Tortoise.
OldCosmo
3/30/17 9:51am
At least we have an answer to this important question
Northwest Cougar
3/30/17 11:34am
My problem is that they are ugly.
Mr Blue
3/29/17 10:49am
Mr. Musk may have something to say about that.
Blue Golfer
3/29/17 4:52pm
The only thing you need to worry about...
canofpicante
3/29/17 11:15am
Look what it's doing to our water supply:
Shabwak
3/29/17 11:26am
They must be putting things in our oxygen supply!
phageman
3/29/17 5:44pm
In all seriousness, the mining of rare earth elements needed for solar panels
BigEasyCougar
3/29/17 8:19pm
What's worse, rare earth mining or nuclear waste?
kapcreations
3/29/17 9:18pm
Mining. Just my opinion.
Caboom
3/29/17 9:42pm
Good question. I don't know. Every single energy source has
BigEasyCougar
3/30/17 5:32am
I also have a similar concern about water. If we drink water, the porpoises
NotOfYourFaithBYUFAN
3/30/17 3:24am
Yes! These are black holes of sunlight. If we don't act now, who knows how bad
ditch
3/30/17 8:51pm
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