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NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
36. "Why not solar panel on *every* roof top?"
Fri Oct 30, 2015, 02:29 PM
Oct 2015

You wouldn't be able to trade it as a commodity or tax it at that point. Don't get me wrong, I believe it is what we should be doing.

They could have also let them return to their natural state liberal N proud Oct 2015 #1
Well, I see wilderness. DetlefK Oct 2015 #3
There are solar farms all over the desert. The shade provides a habitat for kinds of critters.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #52
Japan is the most forested advanced country in the world. kristopher Oct 2015 #4
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I am pro-solar and alternative energy liberal N proud Oct 2015 #23
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I have been pushing this solution where I work for several years liberal N proud Oct 2015 #33
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Very good point...nt haikugal Oct 2015 #29
This right here, thank you LNP. Unimaginable untapped resource that goes to waste being ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2015 #30
Why don't we have more solar? Two words... icarusxat Oct 2015 #51
Yep liberal N proud Oct 2015 #58
That's my perspective. hunter Oct 2015 #59
Feel the same way Marty McGraw Oct 2015 #50
Golf... hmmmmf. lonestarnot Oct 2015 #2
Yeah. It's in sharp decline here, too, which I consider a great trend. Arugula Latte Oct 2015 #35
Thanks for the links. lonestarnot Oct 2015 #56
Forbes editor must have been asleep at the wheel to let someone get that in. lonestarnot Oct 2015 #57
California, are ya listening? n/t dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #5
The hell that would be raised if we did this in Alabama. stonecutter357 Oct 2015 #6
The Robert Trent Jones solar power grid...has a nice ring to it. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #31
Well, one of my clients put panels on a tennis court he never used. NV Whino Oct 2015 #21
Or if all open irrigation canals and waterways passiveporcupine Oct 2015 #53
That should be the top priority in my opinion. NV Whino Oct 2015 #55
We are about to have an abandoned golf course in San Jose. KamaAina Oct 2015 #24
Mr. Boner must be so upset... SoapBox Oct 2015 #7
wouldn't it be more efficient to have each household producing its own energy? KittyWampus Oct 2015 #8
Shhhhhh! LuvNewcastle Oct 2015 #13
The other dirty secret Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #19
I looked into getting solar for my house. I live in Texas and it was expensive compared to other Waldorf Oct 2015 #34
This is going to be a dumb question... Blue_Tires Oct 2015 #9
I've never seen flat solar panels laid out Blue_Adept Oct 2015 #10
ok...I was thinking about the roof solar panels Blue_Tires Oct 2015 #14
Another dumb question: Would the arc Ilsa Oct 2015 #15
Some systems move with the sun, others face north/south, 7962 Oct 2015 #17
Some systems move with the sun, AlbertCat Oct 2015 #20
That's what had occurred to me: Ilsa Oct 2015 #47
is that a photoshop? Locrian Oct 2015 #11
Yep, point-source 2naSalit Oct 2015 #26
"Why not solar panel on *every* roof top?" NCTraveler Oct 2015 #36
Yeah, that's just a digital image. nt Codeine Oct 2015 #42
Hmmm. The U.S. has been closing more courses than opening Hortensis Oct 2015 #12
Golf costs too damn much. nt 7962 Oct 2015 #18
I dunno... most muni courses in my area (north central Texas) range from $12 to $30 LanternWaste Oct 2015 #28
Gold is pretty expensive GummyBearz Oct 2015 #38
very cool idea! nt 7962 Oct 2015 #16
I like this but I have a question.. haikugal Oct 2015 #27
That's a digital image. nt Codeine Oct 2015 #40
Yeah, I realized that after reading the thread...Thanks Codeine haikugal Oct 2015 #44
I had the same immediate question. bvar22 Oct 2015 #45
Yeah..nature is rampant here as well. haikugal Oct 2015 #46
sugoii! yuiyoshida Oct 2015 #32
Weird. Are the panels elevated so animals can move underneath? Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 #37
They almost certainly would be. Codeine Oct 2015 #43
Use George Carlin's idea and turn them into homeless shelters! Initech Oct 2015 #41
I guy I know had his first course turned into a hop farm AngryAmish Oct 2015 #48
Now, that's beautiful. nt valerief Oct 2015 #49
Another plus for Solar: It doesn't attract Godzilla nikto Oct 2015 #54
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