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First Solar Power Projects Approved to be Built on U.S. Public Lands

Posted October 06, 2010 10:42 AM

From Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now:

The U.S. may be years behind some European nations and China when it comes to taking advantage of solar power tech, but even global superpowers have to start somewhere. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has approved the first large-scale solar energy projects to be built on public lands, a first step in unlocking the acres upon acres of federal and state managed real estate for clean energy production.

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10/07/2010 1:41 AM

Too little to late. Individuals need to start conserving power, and we need to get nuclear power up and running in a more timely manner. What I really want to know is, if coal, nuclear, wind, ethanol, and solar weren't subsidized, which technology would come out on top based on good old fashioned economics, you know. . . .supply and demand.

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