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OKIsItJustMe

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5. Re: Solar power is better than carbon neutral.

Reply to Nihil (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 11, 2015, 09:24 AM

Feb 2015

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How do you figure?

While I enthusiastically support the use of “solar power” at best it is “carbon neutral.” Using “solar power” may decrease carbon emission rates, however it will do nothing to decrease the amount of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere.

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Electricity from biomass with carbon capture could make western U.S. carbon-negative [View all] OKIsItJustMe Feb 2015 OP

"if" + "could" + "assume" + "uncertainties" + "may" + "possibly" = just more "CCS" BULLSHIT. Nihil Feb 2015 #1

"If" we don’t do something about CO2 levels in the atmosphere, we “could” already be beyond 2°C OKIsItJustMe Feb 2015 #2

No, we *need* to stop searching desperately for ways to continue Business As Usual ... Nihil Feb 2015 #4

Re: Solar power is better than carbon neutral. OKIsItJustMe Feb 2015 #5

Fire up the chainsaws, boys! NickB79 Feb 2015 #3