Solar power has to win over detractors
Lewis DiuguidOne day, people will look back at the foolishness expressed about solar panels being ugly on houses and laugh.
But that isn’t today. The Kansas City Star reports that Rodney Malisos has encountered opposition from his homeowners association in Liberty to having solar panels put up. It turns out opposition is surfacing nationwide to homeowners and businesses installing the panels because they are deemed to be ugly.
One day, people will see the light and understand that the energy savings they reap to be worth more than a pretty penny.
Phil Cardarella
6 months, 4 weeks agoLet’s see:
Folks can have cedar roofs — a fire hazard outlawed in Edinborough in @ 1700 — but solar panels are “too ugly”?
It is hard to decide which are dumber: inbred turkeys or self-important suburbanites.
Of course, the “problem” with both wind and solar is that it is — shudder — free! BP and the Koch Brothers cannot monopolize wind and sunshine. When normal people think of reducing our reliance on inherently limited carbon-based fossil fuels, they see it as a GOOD thing. The Energy Industry sees it as a nightmare.
In Europe and in China, these technologies are being embraced and encouraged — because they are not only good for the economy and the environment,but PATRIOTIC! Only in the USA — home of the science-deniers — is this seen as radical.
George Hunsucker
Northland
6 months, 4 weeks agoJust takes a disgrutled home owner and a lawyer philly…. you know that….
People should be able to do what they want on THEIR PROPERTY, but the libs have diminished property rights. lewis, an avid supporter of no smoking laws suddenly realizes the door swings both way… LOL
Matt McKinley
6 months, 4 weeks agoEngineering giant Siemens ( IW 1000/34) said on Monday it is pulling the plug on its activities in solar energy owing to cut-throat competition and waning public subsidies.
Siemens said it “plans to divest its solar business activities and is currently holding talks with potential buyers on this subject.”
http://www.industryweek.com/energy-management/siemens-pulls-plug-solar-ambitions
Mark Hastert
6 months, 3 weeks ago“pulling the plug on its activities in solar energy owing to cut-throat competition”
That sounds like there is plenty of interest in solar to me. Seriously, I don’t understand why oils & coal are worried about renewables. There always going to be demand for all they can produce into the foreseeable to be future. Meanwhile we need to get into the game or be left behind. Government sponsored incentives for renewable energy ought to be at least as good as for oil,coal & gas.
Deanna Wynn
6 months, 2 weeks agoGreat article! Thanks for sharing your great thougths! I love reading your article..quite impressive!
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