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Originally Posted by ballaratdragons
and should an Earthquake or whatever hit the site, no-one dies from leaking 'Solar Radiation'!
Seriously, what harm to the population can come from Solar Power. None that I can think of at this time. Maybe severe burns from a reflector if they fall and reflect at you 
I am really intrigued as to why governments everywhere aren't building Solar Power Stations.
We don't have to excavate the fuel, there are no leakage fears, it is non-polluting, etc etc blah blah.
It's all been said a thousand times, so why isn't it happeneing.
It is, here in Ballarat on a small scale and working well. It's small but it's a start:
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/11/ba...olar-goodness/ |
That question is so easy to answer....money. There's trillions of dollars invested in the present practice mining and energy generating industries. Those that own and run these companies have huge resources of both money and power/influence. Who lines the pockets of most politicians and have large lobby groups talking to both governments and the regulators of these industries. Do you think they're going to give all that up, just so we can feel good about protecting the planet or actually do anything constructive towards that end??. The answer to that is "No".
Ultimately, they couldn't give a damn about everyone else or the planet for that matter. So long as they make their dollar and can tell everyone else what to do with themselves, they feel happy about it all. Upset that applecart and they go to town on whoever is causing the trouble for them.