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Mendacity … Solar Power


For those of you who do not know me one of my favorite groups is ZZ Top. Although Sharp Dressed Man is my favorite ZZ Top song, Give Me All Your Lovin is in my top three. This morning while listening to 

Give Me All Your Lovin,’ for some reason one particular line stood out …

“Like a boomerang I need a repeat.” After repeating this line over and over, I decided to continue with my “Mendacity … series.”

As most of you are now aware, “mendacity” refers to untruthfulness and a tendency to lie. Similar to what was pointed out in “Mendacity … Windmills,” there are many hidden truths not being forthrightly told about solar power.

As with part 1 of “Mendacity … XXX,” some of what follows is from that same Marvin Covalt piece in Rip’s Newsletter:

Whereas the discussion of cement/steel requirement for energy from wind is sobering, energy from solar power requires even more cement and steel than wind turbines to produce the same amount of electricity.

In addition, solar panels require rare-earth elements which are not currently mined in the US., and future access to these metals is questionable.

Solar panels are not for everybody, especially in areas that do not get much sunlight in the winter. The largest downside to solar panels is the initial expense. Because of geographic locale much of the country will be not be able to recoup this initial expense for many many years to come, if ever. 

Solar panels cannot store electricity, so you will have reduced power output in cloudy weather and zero power output at night. Because of this, most residential solar systems require a solar battery which is an added expense.

Those who are hung-ho proponents of solar energy do not ever mention some of the inhuman facets involved in solar panel production, such as:

-Solar panels are mostly produce by slave labor in China. And, for what it’s worth, Chinese solar panels are produced with coal-fired power plants.

-Ninety percent of the world’s cobalt is mined from the Congo. Pretty well all of the world’s cobalt goes into electric vehicles. The miners in the Congo are black children who are slaves, who work underground, dealing with toxins and unsafe mines that collapse on them.

So we are back to that same old question:

Could it be that those who are pushing solar power as part of a “green” solution to our energy needs either are not aware of these facts (doubtful), or know all of these facts, but knowingly withhold them … and thus “the mendacity of solar power?”

7/14/22

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