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Scuba

(53,475 posts) Sun Nov 10, 2013, 08:44 AM Nov 2013

Is adding jobs a good thing? How about reducing pollution? How about both?

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Is adding jobs a good thing? How about reducing pollution? How about both? (Original Post) Scuba Nov 2013 OP

Interesting pipoman Nov 2013 #1

It certainly tells us that one is growing and one is shrinking. Scuba Nov 2013 #2

It does, actually - that the numbers for solar are too small to really mean much. Posteritatis Nov 2013 #5

Solar is certainly an exciting field. CFLDem Nov 2013 #3

Not seen in the picture - the toxic byproducts dumped in China karadax Nov 2013 #4

pipoman

(16,038 posts)

1. Interesting

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Sun Nov 10, 2013, 08:55 AM

Nov 2013

they Chose to Use percentage for the Solar and numbers fr the coal ... doesn't really tell Us anything IMO ...

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

2. It certainly tells us that one is growing and one is shrinking.

Reply to pipoman (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 10, 2013, 08:56 AM

Nov 2013

Posteritatis

(18,807 posts)

5. It does, actually - that the numbers for solar are too small to really mean much.

Reply to pipoman (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 10, 2013, 09:57 AM

Nov 2013

Classic abuse of the statistics of small numbers right there.

CFLDem

(2,083 posts)

3. Solar is certainly an exciting field.

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Sun Nov 10, 2013, 09:43 AM

Nov 2013

And will probably be the most encountered for of green energy in the next couple decades as it becomes much more affordable.

I read an article a few years ago about solar paint that could be used on both exterior and interior portions of buildings to maximize output.

Goodbye coal, you've overstayed your welcome!

karadax

(284 posts)

4. Not seen in the picture - the toxic byproducts dumped in China

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Sun Nov 10, 2013, 09:54 AM

Nov 2013

From building those shiny "green" solar panels.

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