| Why should there be any consideration given for | | | | to always want to take the cheap way out. If it |
| subsidizing solar power? Why should there be any | | | | is going to cost us another dime, we aren't |
| consideration for subsidizing fossil fuelled power? | | | | interested. |
| How about nuclear power subsidies? | | | | Why can we not all stand up and face the fact |
| In case you think there are no subsidies for | | | | that we must change this attitude. So what if it |
| nuclear power, you would be wrong. And as much | | | | costs a couple of bucks more. Wouldn't you |
| as I am a proponent for solar energy, I can | | | | rather have a lot cleaner air and better health? |
| understand that nuclear power requires a large | | | | Can we not understand what other costs are |
| investment and the end product serves the | | | | being generated by our continued overuse of |
| general public. True, nuclear power has been | | | | fossil fuels? |
| around long enough now to be considered reliable, | | | | It seems such a shame that the great financial |
| but one catastrophic event might be sufficient to | | | | powerhouse that the U.S. is seems unable to get |
| alter our opinions about that very quickly. | | | | behind solar energy in a more meaningful way. |
| The events at Three Mile Island nearly became a | | | | The latest subsidy figure I have obtained for |
| disaster, but fortunately it never quite escalated | | | | alternative energy is a paltry $1 billion per year. |
| into a full blown event. Chernobyl was not quite | | | | For fossil fuelled power, multiply that by 70. |
| so kind to us however, and the effects of that | | | | Fossil fuel is on the way out. It is inevitable and |
| disaster are still being felt to this day. Had an | | | | only a matter of time before we run out. |
| event such as this happened in the U.S., I doubt | | | | Tomorrow will be too late to fix everything. |
| that nuclear power would be looked upon quite so | | | | Today is when we need to act. And whatever it |
| kindly. | | | | takes in the way of subsidies to see to it that |
| Can anyone tell us why fossil fuelled power is still | | | | this happens now, needs to be addressed by our |
| being subsidized to such a huge degree? Are you | | | | politicians. |
| aware of the billions of dollars every year given | | | | Can you imagine what could happen if the fossil |
| to the fossil fuel lobby? That is something that | | | | fuel subsidy was switched over to solar energy |
| needs to stop right away. Whatever the real cost | | | | tomorrow? Wow! What a great idea! |
| of fossil fuelled power is should be borne by the | | | | Subsidies are available for you right now to have |
| consumer. | | | | your own system installed, did you know that? In |
| In that case, why should solar power deserve to | | | | many cases these subsidies are often in the 45% |
| have any subsidization at all? | | | | range of the system price. Think about it. Why |
| Quite simple really. Everyone on the planet will end | | | | not go for your own system today? Why wait |
| up being the beneficiary of any and all solar | | | | for the government to get around to doing it? |
| developments. The sooner we get to the point | | | | If you are even more ambitious than that, you |
| where solar power costs are reduced, the sooner | | | | can make your own system. There is more |
| we will all start using it. | | | | information which you can find by going here. |
| Unfortunately, we still have that nagging tendency | | | | |