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Zorra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-16-11 10:34 AM
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Put solar roofing panels on most structures. Shade all large parking lots
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Edited on Wed Mar-16-11 10:40 AM by Zorra
in hot sunny areas of the western US with solar panels. Run them directly into the grid, and store any excess electricity in centralized battery banks. And/or have additions added to the outside of every structure to house individual battery banks that are serviced by government employees solar electric trained to maintain and troubleshoot solar electric systems.

Solar hot water producing systems could also be installed on roofs and parking lots as part of this project.

This would probably have the least environmental impact from placement of solar arrays.

Every structure that had a solar roof would generate its own clean electrical power with minimal collateral waste, and batteries are recyclable as well as refurbishable. This would take care of all residential as well as commercial energy needs. The excess power could go to supplying energy needs for industry.

The panels shading the parking lots could also supply residential, commercial, and industrial needs.

Back the systems up with community generators that are fueled by natural gas.

Start funding the project first by taking the $35 billion they're going to give to the nuclear industry and using it for the solar electric systems. End government giveaways to giant oil companies. End the wars and use the savings to fund the solar electric. Since no one would have to pay fossil fuel/nuclear energy driven power companies anymore for power anymore, everyone could be taxed $10 per adult per month per household for electricity. Businesses could be minimally taxed according to their power usage.

If we diverted all the time, money, and energy we are currently devoting to the production and use of fossil/nuclear fueled energy, and used it for the purposes described above, we could all have much cheaper, cleaner energy. We could become much less dependent on the oil industry plutarchs. Enormous numbers of jobs would be generated from building, maintaining, recycling, and refurbishing the systems. Satellite industries, stores, suppliers, etc. that would spring up to serve the needs of the solar grid.

No more nukes. Way less filthy air and water from toxic waste generated by the petroleum industry.

Think about it. Wouldn't it be awesome?

OK, corporate trolls. I know you have been waiting for me. You've already got your corporate bullshit right there in front of you.

Let's get this over with.
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