Reply #3: Long past time to get the con artists out of renewables...

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Solar thermal panels and microwind have been way overpriced for way too long.

There are a good number of honest vendors out there, but having these shucksters out
there ruining the reputation of the industry keeps competitive pressures from forcing
consolidation and bringing the best technologies to their rightful place in the market.

Those that do not fall for it are likely to throw up their hands in frustration trying
to find the above-board vendors.

Also, we could use some of this watchdog journalism over here in the U.S. My
inclination is to believe we have less of it these days due to our insanely litigious
tendencies... if the con artist doesn't like being called a con, he sues, and even
if he loses, the media takes a huge hit in legal fees. But that's just my impression,
maybe there's a journo that could tell us what's up with the U.S. watchdog journalism
business.