"Tom Walker" <[email protected]> quoted:
> "There is an impression that we have a choice between fossil fuels and clean > energy technologies such as solar cells and wind turbines. > That choice is an illusion. Alternative energy technologies rely on fossil > fuels through every stage of their life. Alternative energy technologies > rely on fossil fuels for mining operations, fabrication plants, installation, > ongoing maintenance and decommissioning. Also, due to the > irregular output of wind and solar, these technologies require fossil fuel > plants to be running alongside them at all times. Most > significantly, alternative energy financing relies on the kind of growth that > fossil fuels drive." > http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/15588-power-shift-away-from-green-illusions > Wind and solar power aren't dependent on fossil fuel energy for a net energy balance. Wind is competitive with some types of fossil fuel electricity production and solar is effective for areas with high daytime temperatures for peak energy needs of air conditioning. Some remote areas benefit greatly from having solar power. A few years ago I saw a neighbor charging his Prius converted to plug-in with a solar array. Of course, some policies such as feed-in-tariffs put the cost of migrating to green energy on the poor. -- Ron
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