FOX News: Solar Won't Work in America Because It's Not Sunny Like Germany

NaNook wrote:Closed minds endorse an expensive technology. Solar? Wind?...for what? How much passive energy is generated by solar or wind? People prostate themselves on the altar of renewable energy. For what?

What if the Sun doesn't shine or the wind doesn't blow? What then? Are you going to protest the lack of wind or sunshine?

What energy source is certain? It always has been and will always be .....

...a hint....Tides. The energy to control the tides is beyond human understanding. There are companies working on the generation of tidal action electricity. No sun or wind needed.....go figure.

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:When Solar 'Crossover' Hits the World Will Quake

Solar Crossover is the point where electricity from solar is cheaper than generating power using fossil fuels. According to the article (click on the title for the embedded link), Crossover comes in either 2015 or 2016, depending upon the cost of fossil fuels then.

Why do you think Walmart, FEDEX, IKEA, CostCo, and many other companies with lots of flat roof space on their infrastructure are going balls-to-the-walls to install solar roofs on their facilities? It is not so much because they are thinking 'green' to help the environment'. Rather, they are thinging 'green' as in saving moolah!

W_T_M wrote:That's it...you nailed it.

Wallyworld has never been a company to see the future and plan for it accordingly.

Same with IKEA.

Slackers.

Damaged Eagle wrote:

W_T_M wrote:That's it...you nailed it.

Wallyworld has never been a company to see the future and plan for it accordingly.

Same with IKEA.

Slackers.

Then why didn't they do the project without government funds or are you saying they're to poor to afford to do it themselves?

*****CHUCKLE*****

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ljy6PTbX9I

Damaged Eagle wrote:

W_T_M wrote:That's it...you nailed it.

Wallyworld has never been a company to see the future and plan for it accordingly.

Same with IKEA.

Slackers.

Then why didn't they do the project without government funds or are you saying they're to poor to afford to do it themselves?

*****CHUCKLE*****

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ljy6PTbX9I

Nekochan wrote:That woman was a guest on the show, not a Fox News person. How about you post about it every time a guest on CNN, MSNBC, etc says something stupid?

Nekochan wrote:That woman was a guest on the show, not a Fox News person. How about you post about it every time a guest on CNN, MSNBC, etc says something stupid?

othershoe1030 wrote:

Nekochan wrote:That woman was a guest on the show, not a Fox News person. How about you post about it every time a guest on CNN, MSNBC, etc says something stupid?

According to the clip this woman is employed by Fox Business Network. Not only does she tell us that Germany is a sunnier country than the U.S. but mentions that one of the benefits of "Nat gas" is that it is lower in CO2 emissions. That would appear to be an admission that there is a problem with CO2.

Maybe Fox is trying to compete with the Comedy Channel because segments like this are really a very sad joke.

W_T_M wrote:

Damaged Eagle wrote:

W_T_M wrote:That's it...you nailed it.

Wallyworld has never been a company to see the future and plan for it accordingly.

Same with IKEA.

Slackers.

Then why didn't they do the project without government funds or are you saying they're to poor to afford to do it themselves?

*****CHUCKLE*****

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ljy6PTbX9I

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It's too moron.

And your question is too stupid to bother answering.

Think for yourself and the answer will come to even you.

2seaoat wrote:It is not a joke. It is special interests buying politics and media exposure. The sad reality is the pony express lost its relevance in America, but it surely did not have a media outlet which they could pay to convince America that those silly newfangled telegraph lines were killing birds and that telegraphs were unreliable and bad for America. They did not have a blonde with a very short dress who is a news reader who has low comprehension skills reading a script which tells America that the Pony Express is the future of America.

No America is about to boom. Despite those who are uncomfortable about our new demographics or our new emphasis on solar and wind. The babyboomers sadly are controlling the conversation right now......we are old, mostly white, and depressed that we are losing our domination. As our youth slips away we grasp for the past Mayberry which probably never existed, and we take this grim look of the future. The future is bright. I am seeing America up close, and we are succeeding.

2seaoat wrote: it will probably set us back 50 years on being able to make use of this resource

Bob,

I really disagree. Government with the use of tax credits can reward investors which choose technology which helps to lower our dependency on foreign oil. We have always had very generous tax credits in coal, oil, and gas exploration. We have had accelerated depreciation in those same areas. When the decision was made on wind production, it is a great combination with those areas which created PEAKER natural gas facilities. The thought was that if wind was not developed, then the PEAKERS were going to drive the price of NG off the charts. So generous tax credits were given and utilities loved the wind production. It is a huge success across America, even though the cost of NG has fallen because of fracking and the amazing revitalization of existing oil and gas production.
As I traveled this last week, America is booming with energy production investments and tax credits are a critical component of that success.