Solars Carbon Footprint

[Manonthestreet]

another not so green, green energy. First we find the huge amount of landfill waste generated by wind,,,,now solar is set to pass international aviations carbon footprint.
Solar panels may be much worse than we thought

 

[MisterBeale]

This reminds me of something else interesting that I read. A necessary primary component of these panels will soon be in shorter supply than we all assume.

A looming tragedy of the sand commons
A looming tragedy of the sand commons | Science

The World is Running Out of Sand
The little-known exploitation of this seemingly infinite resource could wreak political and environmental havoc
The World is Running Out of Sand | Science | Smithsonian Magazine

 

[Old Rocks]

 

[ReinyDays]

This reminds me of something else interesting that I read. A necessary primary component of these panels will soon be in shorter supply than we all assume.

Sand is easy to make ... and manufactured sand is of superior quality to river or beach sand ... grinding up rock into sand and gravel has the immediate benefit of being clean, without organic crap in it, that weakens it's construction use tremendously ... the second advantage of grinding rock is the product has sharp edged, and compacts together much better, river rock and sand is rounded from erosion and makes a poor quality product ...