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Re:Solar Now Produces a Better Energy Return on Investment T... by aoeuasdf1 on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @01:21AM (#13217899)
How about dropping the subsidy on the condition that coal and oil subsidies are dropped?
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Re:Solar Now Produces a Better Energy Return on Investment T... by m_mueller on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @01:44AM (#13217977)
As long as politicians bought by Oil/Gas/Coal get majorities in House and Senate there's no gatekeeper to impose such compromises. For this election cycle this seems a non starter to me.
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Re:Solar Now Produces a Better Energy Return on Investment T... by marvy on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @01:36AM (#13217946)
that sounds politically difficult, though I know next to nothing about politics so I could be wrong
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