Comments on: Why don’t we produce all of our energy using alternative renewable energy sources? http://solarpowerforhomesonline.com/472 News and reviews of solar power products Sat, 22 Oct 2011 05:08:43 -0400 hourly 1 By: curious http://solarpowerforhomesonline.com/472#comment-1129 curious Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:20:55 +0000 http://solarpowerforhomesonline.com/472#comment-1129 There is a lack of political will and a status quo of vested interests that will always resist a total switch to renewable energy. Check out for a discussion of solutions that include using alternative renewable energy sources. There is a lack of political will and a status quo of vested interests that will always resist a total switch to renewable energy.

Check out for a discussion of solutions that include using alternative renewable energy sources.

]]> By: kusheng http://solarpowerforhomesonline.com/472#comment-1128 kusheng Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:57:37 +0000 http://solarpowerforhomesonline.com/472#comment-1128 Despite all the recent advances that solar and wind have made in recent years, coal is still much cheaper than every other option. Also, solar and wind have reliability issues that coal does not. For example, a coal-fired power plant doesn't have to worry about energy production when the wind dies down, or the Sun sets. Coal does have significant environmental issues associated with it. Mercury (poisons fish), sulfur dioxide (acid rain), nitrogen oxides (creates smog) and particulate (causes respiratory issues) are all emitted by coal-fired power plants. Despite all the recent advances that solar and wind have made in recent years, coal is still much cheaper than every other option.

Also, solar and wind have reliability issues that coal does not. For example, a coal-fired power plant doesn't have to worry about energy production when the wind dies down, or the Sun sets.

Coal does have significant environmental issues associated with it. Mercury (poisons fish), sulfur dioxide (acid rain), nitrogen oxides (creates smog) and particulate (causes respiratory issues) are all emitted by coal-fired power plants.

]]> By: hairyford2 http://solarpowerforhomesonline.com/472#comment-1127 hairyford2 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:28:23 +0000 http://solarpowerforhomesonline.com/472#comment-1127 ill touch on bio fuels since nobody else has. bio diesel - quality bio diesel comes from soybeans.(there are others suitable, but soybean oil is already produced in large quantities) if the u.s. was to force all diesel sold to contain 5% bio diesel we could not produce enough beans here in the states to fill the order. thats using every drop for fuel and none for food. ill touch on bio fuels since nobody else has.
bio diesel – quality bio diesel comes from soybeans.(there are others suitable, but soybean oil is already produced in large quantities) if the u.s. was to force all diesel sold to contain 5% bio diesel we could not produce enough beans here in the states to fill the order. thats using every drop for fuel and none for food.

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