thranx on 11 April 2013
| MakeAmazing said: The price of Solar panels is dropping, the price of Gas is increasing. Why... because getting gas is so much harder than getting minerals. If we look at this in its basic form, Once i have a set of solar panels, do *I* need to get china to keep digging up the ground - no i don't. But if i had gas, guess what.. I still need to rely on other countries to pump it to me on a regular basis. |
Great for you, but the country to be totaly dependant on one country for its energy needs is not energy security, its a step back. China will be using all of their minerals for their own gains, they aren't stupid. there is a limited supply, they currently control it, and switching to relying on them is a step back in energy security. Right now the best route to go is nuclear power. Its safe, we have our own source of minerals, it can actually get us off of gasoline.
