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EPIC FAIL, COLOSSAL FAIL & just plain FAIL in the 2012 Election!
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<blockquote data-quote="brett636" data-source="post: 1053249" data-attributes="member: 249"><p>A couple of issues here. First off you live in California, where the sun shines a lot more often than it does in other areas of the country. Secondly, I am not against any sort of alternative energy source, but it has to be feasible. My best guess is those solar panels will never pay for themselves, and will need replaced before they produce enough electricity to cover the cost of installing them. My drive everyday takes me past a huge windfarm, one that I actually enjoy passing each night. They do look cool, but the electricity each windmill produces is still much more expensive per kilowatt hour than that produced at a coal plant, and again those windmills will wear out and need replaced long before they will pay for themselves. My problem with Obama's plan is that instead of working to make the alternatives cheaper, they are working to make the mainstream energy sources more expensive so the alternatives seem cheaper. This can only hurt people in the long haul not help, and the perceived environmental benefits are negligible.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and BTW, solar panels existed long before Barack Obama. I used to have a newspaper route in the early 90s when I was a kid and a customer of mine had solar panels on their house. They are nothing new, only they are just as big a waste of money today as they were then.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brett636, post: 1053249, member: 249"] A couple of issues here. First off you live in California, where the sun shines a lot more often than it does in other areas of the country. Secondly, I am not against any sort of alternative energy source, but it has to be feasible. My best guess is those solar panels will never pay for themselves, and will need replaced before they produce enough electricity to cover the cost of installing them. My drive everyday takes me past a huge windfarm, one that I actually enjoy passing each night. They do look cool, but the electricity each windmill produces is still much more expensive per kilowatt hour than that produced at a coal plant, and again those windmills will wear out and need replaced long before they will pay for themselves. My problem with Obama's plan is that instead of working to make the alternatives cheaper, they are working to make the mainstream energy sources more expensive so the alternatives seem cheaper. This can only hurt people in the long haul not help, and the perceived environmental benefits are negligible. Oh, and BTW, solar panels existed long before Barack Obama. I used to have a newspaper route in the early 90s when I was a kid and a customer of mine had solar panels on their house. They are nothing new, only they are just as big a waste of money today as they were then. [/QUOTE]
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