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Re:Atmospheric carbon dioxide passes 400ppm by CountSessine on Thursday September 29, 2016 @06:38PM (#12609383)
What I don't get is why private industry doesn't see this as an opportunity for economic growth. Just start manufacturing green technology free of government incentives and subsidies and we could be on our way to a new industrial revolution!
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Re:Atmospheric carbon dioxide passes 400ppm by jomamaxx on Friday September 30, 2016 @05:15AM (#12611352)
"What I don't get is why private industry doesn't see this as an opportunity for economic growth."

There are thousands of companies trying. The inherent problem is that solar and wind are generally crap ways to make it work.

If you live near the equator, and don't regularly have access to electricity, and need a panel to power your TV for a few hours a day - then that's 'impact' but in the West it's really, really hard to make work.

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