Bad News for Renewable Energy
Efforts to make renewable energy something that is economically viable took a bit of a hit recently. A solar energy plant had been planned in the Mojave desert, but a special interest group and at least one high-profile politician seem to have successfully spiked it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/19/science/earth/19mojave.html?_r=1
Hopefully, the company trying to take advantage of this country’s most solar-friendly part of the country can find a spot that won’t get people so worked up. We need some successes in this arena to encourage other companies to move in the same direction.
Sully
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