It is clear to me that we need to stop mining for and using coal for electricity. This doesn’t mean that I am not empathetic for the 64,000 direct jobs in the coal mining industry in the US. What gives me hope however is that those jobs are clearly not in States we would consider solar hotbeds. I think the President was right in saying that we need to shift these jobs into the future, because I would rather the Government spend money creating new industries for them as opposed to letting them keep their current jobs. West Virginia and Kentucky can great solar markets, so I welcome the sight of the coal workers having the opportunity to work out in the sun and installing solar panels.
- New York Times: U.S. Pledges to Ease Pain of Closing Coal Mines in Shift to Cleaner Energy
- Greentech Media: Solar Customers Launch a Class Action Lawsuit Against NV Energy
- CBC: Solar energy set to shine in greener Alberta
- Renew Economy: Doubling of renewables will add $A1.9 trillion to global economy by 2030
- The Energy Collective: Economics of Batteries for Stabilizing and Storage on Distribution Grids
- PV-Magazine: EnergyTrend – 5 GW of new capacity will relieve multi-wafer shortage
- Washington Post: This technology may be the future of solar energy
- Solar Industry: Is Nevada PUC’s Anti-Solar Ruling Devastating Local Solar Companies?
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Have a great day!
Yann