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Finishline42

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9. He's a big nuclear fan
Sat Aug 15, 2020, 05:11 PM
Aug 2020

He's been on here for probably 20 years saying the same thing. That wind and solar are scams. Famous for throwing up a page of numbers to prove his point. Once claimed that we would run out of aluminum if we built enough windmills to matter (completely ignoring the billions of beer and pop cans made every year).

Also ignoring that Germany has attained 50% renewables. England has basically shut down their coal plants. Wind produces close to 20% of electricity for Texas, up from nothing 20 yrs ago.

The main aspect of wind and solar is that while they don't work all the time, when they do their power is the cheapest on the grid. And when they are producing there are coal, gas and nuclear plants that sit idle. When those plants are sitting idle, it increase the overhead to operate them, making them more expensive to operate. Which justifies the purchase of more wind and solar which just seems to get cheaper all the time. Now that's a feedback loop that is beneficial to the environment.

Perovskite has been a Holy Grail Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #1
A bigger deal is that these lead laced perovskites will be killing people in 25 years. NNadir Aug 2020 #2
You miss the good climate news update Finishline42 Aug 2020 #4
World's coal has been falling since 2013, albeit not in a straight line. 2019 lower by 3.3% progree Aug 2020 #11
BTW, this says 0.8 gram per sq meter of perovskite PV Finishline42 Aug 2020 #5
Yep. I run into this type of claim all the time Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #8
Wow, "solar scam"? Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #6
He's a big nuclear fan Finishline42 Aug 2020 #9
The solution is in cheaper and denser "battery" tech Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #10
0.8 grams of lead "isn't much?" For whom? NNadir Aug 2020 #12
So, much misinformation Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #13
Really? Misinformation? "Fake news?" "Talking points" Your references for this claim are what? NNadir Aug 2020 #16
See, I have read a number of your prior posts on this topic and see a pattern Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #17
Post removed Post removed Aug 2020 #33
I never compared you to Trump Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #34
A link to your tables from the IEA WEO 2019 report and tables derived from it progree Aug 2020 #19
Right on cue... Finishline42 Aug 2020 #18
I have had constructive discussions Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #20
Lead from rotting solar panels has a half life of FOREVER. hunter Aug 2020 #27
*sigh* Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #29
Sigh. Bye. hunter Aug 2020 #31
Yes, bye indeed. Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #32
I wonder what the cost and life span is of this type of solar panel. I have a total of 30 panels, in2herbs Aug 2020 #3
The panels are warranted to 80% rated output for 25 years Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #7
Y'all really shouldn't beat each other up so much... k2qb3 Aug 2020 #14
I agree but while we are investing in long-term renewable energy why can't solar be an in2herbs Aug 2020 #15
I'm not sure how to respond. k2qb3 Aug 2020 #21
AOC and Markey have a green plan that, from what I've read, Biden is exploring. nt in2herbs Aug 2020 #24
My thought has been a program to expand solar for schools and govt Finishline42 Aug 2020 #28
Just for context, since I'm new to the group... k2qb3 Aug 2020 #30
Solar+battery works Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #23
That the secret -- stop allowing the govt to give subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. Use that in2herbs Aug 2020 #25
If subsides to FF were cut, Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #26
Not a proponent of bio-fuels Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #22
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