If nuclear plants have been operating for decades they are probably past their design life and even reaching the end of their useful life. As reactors grow older they are more prone to failure. And there doesn't seem to be any appetite - politically or commercially - to build new ones. __________________________________________ David C Brown 43 Bings Road Whaley Bridge High Peak Phone: 01663 733236 Derbyshire eMail: dcb.home@gmail.com SK23 7ND web: www.bings-knowle.co.uk/dcb *Sent from my etch-a-sketch* On Wed, 20 Mar 2019 at 03:58, Allen Mulvey wrote: > Justin, > > Poor grammar perhaps. How about forests stripped, farmland > converted. Actually many of the farms around here are > orchards so perhaps it wasn't so far off. The point is, I > can't decide it these things are good or bad. Although I am > leaning toward the latter. I don't think we really need the > energy. We have some very safe nuclear plants which have > been operating without event for decades. > > Allen > > -----Original Message----- > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu > [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Justin > Richards > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 9:37 PM > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > Subject: Re: [OT] Solar Power > > Allen, > > I am curious when you say the farmland is stripped and solar > farms are > going up. > > My image of farmland is one where the land is already > stripped and the > panels could fit right in. > > Is it trees they farm that need to be stripped? > > Justin > > > > On Mon, 18 Mar 2019 02:36 Allen Mulvey > wrote: > > > I live in upstate New York, USA. Recently much of our > forest > > and farmland is being stripped and solar farms are going > up. > > My daughter, who operates a perennial farm, is concerned > > about the tons of herbicide used each year to keep the > area > > around them clear. Another friend is concerned about the > > toxic waste produced when they are damaged or discarded. > > They do not track the sun and much of the year they are > > covered with ice and snow. Are these things really useful > or > > are they merely a product of PC government grants. From a > > casual perspective, it doesn't seem like they could > possibly > > be cost effective. > > > > > > > > Thanks for your opinions, > > > > Allen > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list > archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list > archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .