The Law of Unintended Consequences strikes again!

Posted by blarman 11 years, 10 months ago to Government

I just have to shake my head when I hear things like this. And the government claims it can run healthcare...

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Posted by Maphesdus 11 years, 10 months ago

And that my friends, is why solar power is better than wind power.

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  Posted by blarman 11 years, 10 months ago
  
  A couple of things have really been holding solar back: average daily sunlight, efficiency of solar cells, cost of solar cells, etc., but none moreso than the ability to STORE the energy for later use. That may be changing:
  http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/20/mit-...
  
  The benefits are that this technology would be not only cheap, but made from plants rather than rare-earth metals, meaning that a spill of this stuff isn't going to require a HAZMAT team!
  
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    Posted by CircuitGuy 11 years, 9 months ago
    
    Yes. This is true for all energy sources.
    
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