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Just recently in the downtown Fresno Radisson Hotel, 5 of us who make our living in clean energy went over the state of the market, the economy and the current happenings in California's sun-drenched San Joaquin Valley.
"So, all right," you say, "We need to start someplace." Well, let's assume you're right. Then inform me why the California tree-huggers are holding up a solar project in the Mojave Desert which, they state, will harm the desert tortoise? This job would provide Clean energy to 142,000 California homes, however they may stop it from occurring. Oh, Yeah, it's in 6.4 MILLION square miles which Congress set aside for these tortoises. Stick a pin in a map of California; that's the effect on the tortoise. Brightsource Energy, the contractor, states they may cancel the task rather than invest an extra 25 million trying to confine about two-dozen of the critters, or about a million per tortoise.
Consider just how much danger you want. Sometimes, individuals simply see dollar signs and don't think of what they are putting on the line. If you desire to earn more, you have to run the risk of more. You will likewise have to put more at stake to get the greater return in a shorter quantity of time if you desire a faster investment. Conservative financiers do best with alternative financial investments or long-term stock options.
Solutions to the tasks crisis will be bandied about Washington, D.C. for numerous months. I don't hold out excessive wish for government-generated assistance. Friedman says curbing political gridlock would do marvels. That seems like saying maybe pigs might fly.
Over the past number of weeks, I have actually listened as Calvin TV show trends and other elders from Clovis High School got honors for their scholastic, athletic and community service enterprise. These are the school's best and brightest. How a son of mine got there I don't understand.
It would be terrific if we could all plug in our electrical cars tomorrow, and never utilize a drop of gas once again. However, we can't. We require to construct a bridge to energy independence that will not bankrupt us.
The oil market might easily reframe the great science/bad science dispute relating to climate modification now raving in political circles. Major investment into solar like the deal by Google and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts to buy four photovoltaic power plants near Sacramento from Recurrent Energy could make a substantive dent.
And for great reason. It's clean energy that works for our daily requirements, the materials are endless, and the cost is low. There's a lot to enjoy about solar energy and a lot of reasons to make it the brand-new power requirement for ours and coming generations. The target is to leave our grandchildren and kids strong neighborhoods powered by clean, renewable power. Setting up photovoltaic panels is a big step in that instructions.