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Re:Updated Request for Startups by Siecje on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @12:46PM (#16530456)
Something most people don't realize is that creating something like a solar panel adds carbon to the atmosphere.
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Re:Updated Request for Startups by ScottBurson on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @05:25PM (#16532651)
Manufacturing a solar panel does have carbon impact, but the amount of that impact, relative to the total amount of energy it produces over its lifetime, is an order of magnitude smaller than that of coal, and several times smaller than even natural gas.

Ref.: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn268.pdf

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