Comments jhaygood has made
It's not about "staying pure"
The other commenters are right on.
Short version here:
These "green" projects aren't green at all. And as another commenter mentioned, we are fighting the Greenpath and Sunlink projects here in California for this reason. These projects get approved by the public thinking they are environmentally responsible, when in fact they are perpetuating a centralized energy system, owned and doled out by major corporations, and transmitted (inefficiently) across pristine land, nature preserves, and private property to get to major population centers, that in our case in southern California are perfect sites for solar in the first place.
These massive projects are classic nimby thinking (who cares if the desert gets trashed anyway?) when the rroftops of L.A. would be a FAR better location for solar. They even provide shade on the roofs and reduce cooling needs, as we found out when we installed our panels.
People need to really look at these projects and look at the REAL impacts, and not get sucked into this "hey it's solar, it's good" thinking that will lead to irreversible environmental and economic damage.
Info on the projects here in SoCal here:
http://www.cadesertco.org/On BLM reverses stance on solar-project moratorium posted 1 year, 5 months ago 37 Responses
The buck stops over there
He's the President, so theoretically he's accountable for what happens on his watch. And while I'm not an expert on the energy budget (by any means), only $148 million in the federal budget to cover solar, geothermal & hydro? THAT seems like the problem to me. And if 'mature technologies' don't get funding, I suppose that means oil, gas and nuclear have been zeroed out, too... On Hard-knock New England city welcomes region's largest solar installation posted 3 years, 1 month ago 5 Responses
The medium is the message
These days, many enviros are trying to present the issues in ways that don't elicit the old, automatic, canned responses. For example, by talking about job creation and a 21st century innovation economy people are much more receptive, instead of just diving into bleak carbon dioxide statistics. When you're asking people to accept your ideas, on some level they are assessing whether or not they would like to be like you - the whole package. If your most important issue is your desire to be a free-spirit individualist then let your freak flag fly. But if it's not, keep the attention on your ideas, not your shoes - or lack of them!On Yes, clothes really do make the activist posted 4 years, 9 months ago 24 Responses