No Large Solar Projects Planned on Federal lands

JPZenger

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Mon May-08-06 08:43 AM
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No Large Solar Projects Planned on Federal lands

http://www.blm.gov/nhp/what/lands/realty/solar_energy.htm

The above info. from the Bureau of Land Management talks about the potential of large scale solar energy projects on Federal land on southwestern desert land. None is currently proposed. BLM passed a policy in 2004 that was meant to encourage these types of projects.

This is such a natural - to use desert land near major population centers such as Phoenix for solar energy instead of destroying the Arctic wilderness for oil.

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anoraksia53

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Mon May-08-06 08:48 AM
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1. amazing, just amazing

This should be a no-brainer. Man are we gonna be in serious trouble in a year or two. The short-term thinking and denial of reality is ~~unbelievable~~ typical.

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wakeme2008

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Mon May-08-06 09:06 AM
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2. But China is building a factory to make large scale solar panels

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=115x53017

Sure solar is not good at night,, but peak demand is in the day.

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rfkrfk

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Mon May-08-06 10:35 AM
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3. overbuilding capacity is stupid

lots of the people of the world
have no electricity

so you want to bring
multiple-availabilty of electricity
to some, while others are in want?

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JPZenger

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Mon May-08-06 10:51 AM
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4. Highest Growth Areas Have Best Potential for Solar

I can't personally solve the power problems of the Third World.

However, it is clear that the greatest potential locations for the US for large scale solar power are right next to the areas of the US that have the highest population growth, including the Phoenix and Las Vegas metro areas. Moreover, the vast majority of the desert land around these areas is already in US government ownership. Solar on public lands should be very high priority.

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rfkrfk

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Mon May-08-06 11:18 AM
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5. third world has nothing, SUV drivers have multiple choices...

Edited on Mon May-08-06 11:19 AM by rfkrfk

for their electricity supplier, at public expence...

wonderful

edit, speling

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eppur_se_muova

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Mon May-08-06 02:03 PM
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6. Gotta wait for the Forest Service to clear out them trees.

Then there'll be plenty of room to build, don'cha know.

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dcfirefighter

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Mon May-08-06 10:58 PM
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7. Ain't many trees in the desert. nt

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