Tuesday, February 19, 2013

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly... Side of Solar Power



There is a ugly side to Solar  power people just don't talk about.  First we will susidize the making of the  panels but soon we will need super funds  pay for cost to clean up the ugly side of solar power -  millions of poubds of hazardous waste.  From the Daily Reporter Feb 18, 2013:

"While solar is a far less polluting energy source than coal or natural gas, many panel makers are nevertheless grappling with a hazardous waste problem. Fueled partly by billions in government incentives, the industry is creating millions of solar panels each year and, in the process, millions of pounds of polluted sludge and contaminated water.

To dispose of the material, the companies must move it by truck or rail far from their own plants to waste plants hundreds and, in some cases, thousands of miles away."

You got sludge?

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