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Stargazer99

(2,585 posts)
Wed Sep 27, 2017, 02:01 PM Sep 2017

I just heard yesterday that the big kaunas of coal

have made it more expensive to go solar. Why do they have the power to do that? Isn't Porto Rico along with the other recent extreme weathers mean anything? Why do you as American citizens put up with this? Burning more coal will just increase the weather problems.
Does human life mean anything to the rich and well to do? Apparently only their lives matter. When is the average American going to get really pissed and do something about destroying the planet, lives, etc so some damn rich person can become even more rich.

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I just heard yesterday that the big kaunas of coal (Original Post) Stargazer99 Sep 2017 OP
Big Kahunas? maxsolomon Sep 2017 #1
Kahunas-big shots of Hawaii Stargazer99 Sep 2017 #2
Yeah - you said Kauna in your OP maxsolomon Sep 2017 #5
I don't think that they set prices for solar panels ehrnst Sep 2017 #3
republicans pissing on America's future Achilleaze Sep 2017 #4
 

ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
3. I don't think that they set prices for solar panels
Wed Sep 27, 2017, 02:13 PM
Sep 2017

But I think that they do fight the subsidies that other countries provide for their residents.

But that is likely short lived:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-03/for-cheapest-power-on-earth-look-skyward-as-coal-falls-to-solar

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