That Dirty Green Energy

The forms of energy accepted by activists and politicians as "Renewable" or "Green" are restricted to wind and solar.

Those panels, indispensable to the process, are where solar power's green reputation breaks down.

According to Joel S. Holmes, who has experience as an alternative energy engineer, and "Had the misfortune to work with solar electric panels occasionally," we should expect there to be "Literally mountains of" solar panels in the waste stream, which will create "Mountains of toxins," as solar panels are simply "Toxic metals embedded in glass."

"Toxins from the solar panels," he adds, "And the associated mechanical and electric equipment will have leached into the soil for 25 years. Thus, when more farmland is needed to grow food, the massive areas covered by solar panels are not a candidate."

Solar energy's green cred is actually ruined long before facilities are built and panels become trash.

Making a solar electric panel produces more CO2 than the panel will ever save.

Mining for silver, indium, and the rare earths needed to make solar panels and other renewables-associated hardware "Is dirty, ecologically destructive, and consumes significant amounts of hydrocarbon energy," say Henry I. Miller and Andrew I. Fillat.
 

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