Comments on: why doesn't the american government support solar power?

By: Common Sense

Common Sense — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:24:24 +0000

It does…

By: RigorMortis

RigorMortis — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:24:24 +0000

It’s genetic… Bush Jr. inherited from his father the love for oil… some people say that they bathe in oil! So no matter how many solutions you’ll provide him, he’ll still want oil.

By: soniaatcalifornia

soniaatcalifornia — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:24:24 +0000

THEIRS NO MONEY IN IT!!!! Haven’t you figured out that the only thing people seem to think that matters anymore is just money! That is why we don’t do anything about the environment either because their is no money to be made in doing so. Its a pretty ill world to live in. Its always been this way and probably always will be.

By: triniqueen40

triniqueen40 — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:24:24 +0000

The wind is free and the sun is free. We already pay for water and that is also free.
Give them some time. They will come up with a price for this free resource.

By: Ianna

Ianna — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:24:24 +0000

Greed

By: kfaulk211

kfaulk211 — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:24:24 +0000

It’s expensive and relatively inefficient. Perhaps in the future solar power will be more useful for practical use, but energy is produced by private companies anyway.

Solar power also cannot support a power grid alone. Even with a held charge, the power plant is all but useless at night or in cloudy weather. Some places, particularly in California, use a combination of solar and wind power to supplement existing power production (usually coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear).

By: sweets

sweets — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:24:24 +0000

cause that would make sense?

By: uofgleam

uofgleam — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:24:24 +0000

Because the political lobbiests prefer oil as a source of energy.

That’s the problem: these people are elected for short periods of time, and so they implement "short term" solutions.

By: bougainvillaea

bougainvillaea — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:24:24 +0000

Because once the panels are installed, they can’t make you pay for it! And ’cause they’re greedy, money hungry, power mad ogres!

By: sharon c

sharon c — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:24:24 +0000

You’ve got a lot of good, accurate answers already, so I’ll simply add my "amen" to those savvy enough to understand that we have the available technology, and it’s not as expensive as it once was. The simple reason our government is not jumping all over it is money: They want it, and there isn’t enough money to be made from solar and wind energy. After all, how can you patent the sun or the wind? And if someone doesn’t want to pay for using them, how are you going to shut off their power? And most importantly, how can you develope a monopoly on something that is freely available to all?