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Re: Burt Rutan - Is Climate Change caused by Mankind?
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Originally Posted by Dan Swando
All I know is that I'd rather pay $10000 for a solar panel that lasts 10 years now then pay $10000 for 10 years worth of coal that cost 100 miners their lives.
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Honestly, this is the part that kind of struck me as a complete exaggeration. First off, coal mining does not kill the miners if done safely. It is the choice of some companies to ignore these guidelines to increase profit. Don't blame the mineral for the companies' greed. Secondly, is $10000 worth of coal really the equivalent energy to a solar panel running for 10 years? I think you could get alot more energy per dollar out of coal. Feel free to prove me wrong, but I think if solar panels were cheaper, we'd have switched to them already. Honestly, one day they probably will be cheaper. Just not yet.
Note to all: Please watch the tone with which you post. This is a heated topic and so far we've done a good job keeping things civil. Feel free to post thoughts, I'd just rather this thread not get closed. I'd like to read many CD goers' opinions on the topic.
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