tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post5763970786815850849..comments2024-03-28T00:15:16.769-07:00Comments on Mojave Desert Blog: Citizens Urge Interior to Stop Solar ChaosShaun G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17039896758011526968noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post-71733531356520452392012-01-29T18:07:06.189-08:002012-01-29T18:07:06.189-08:00Thank you, A.R.
We absolutely need to kick our h...Thank you, A.R. <br />We absolutely need to kick our habit of fossil fuels. I am personally okay with utility-scale renewable energy on already-degraded lands, but we cannot depend on this for all of our energy needs given the tremendous amount of land this would require. Energy efficiency and distributed generation are far more cost effective as primary steps toward cutting out coal. <br /><br />Distributed generation and energy efficiency also require far less of the materials that require CO2 emissions in the first place. Do you know how much steel, concrete, copper, and other materials are necessary to build wind plants and large-scale solar? See: http://www.mojavedesertblog.com/2011/12/raw-materials-hidden-carbon-costs-of.html<br /><br />As for 24/7 electricity, unfortunately no form of renewable energy can currently guarantee that, which is why natural gas plants are being built to fill the gaps in intermittent generation from wind facilities. Energy storage offers some promise, however. <br /><br />We need a smart balance for our renewable energy future, and it simply does not need to involve the destruction of vast swaths of wildlands when we have better alternatives.Shaun G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17039896758011526968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post-40368435718946704782012-01-29T12:22:16.776-08:002012-01-29T12:22:16.776-08:00Solar power helps lower emissions, reduce pollutio...Solar power helps lower emissions, reduce pollution, curb lung diseases and save lives!<br /><br />If you do not know that poluttion kills mainly children, chronically ill people and elderly folks.<br /><br />Its good to have distributed generation with PV panels, however they are not able to provide 24/7 power and we do like our electricity to be available whenever!<br /><br />So we also need power plants and solar thermal power plants should be deployed in deserts, minimizing the damage to wildlife and vegetation.<br /><br />If you are fighting against something you have to know the benefits winning this fight will loose you, either you increase pollution and kill people or you give up on 24/7 electricity.A. R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18273517527424118027noreply@blogger.com