Big Solar Comes of Age
The largest solar thermal plant in the world opens in California's Mojave Desert, after a debate that pitted renewable energy against a threatened tortoise. The Ivanpah solar plant is one of seven big solar farms scheduled to open in California in the coming months, as a result of the state's push to produce one third of its electricity from renewable energy. Some 30 states have similar mandates. Learn more about this video from QUEST: http://ow.ly/qujYt
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I don't like these cause. hot weather what caused north pole melt
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is there any way to contact you personally?
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when I first heard of this project, it wasn't the tortoise I was overly concerned for but birds, in Fla developer really hate finding tortoises on the land, even though they are protected many tortoise get bull dozed under. until government official, planners, developers and corporations start thinking small, local, and start installing small solar panels on houses and buildings these type of death traps will be the consequences of putting our interest first. until humans realize that we can't have our cake and eat it as well, but when in history have humans ever put the earth first above our own interest??? from my perspective if we keep putting ourselves and our interests first, future generations will have a very dim one. the future of the earth, will be our future. all the kings horses and all the kings men, will not be able to put poor humpty back together again.
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The tortoise could probably care less about the power plant. But I bet he wishes you would quit gluing crap on his shell to track him. Why don't you just build the plant, stop worrying about the tortoise. I never had one pay my electric bill for me.......
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how are the mirrors kept dust free in the middle of the desert?
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170 turtles stopped you from providing 'renewable' power to 330,000 homes? Gotcha.
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All this talking but I didn't hear how many megawatts the system is!
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where does the name Ivanpah come from?
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Ivanpah becomes self-aware at 9:30 a.m. PDT, May 19th and being a computer, realizes how insane its existence is. Suicide is the logical response. Some of the mirrors try to take out the Master Control Program. In a panic, firemen try to pull the plug.
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Cooks birds!
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Fucking Idiot. You want to save fuel by doing solar, then fine but don't blame it on some global warming bullshit hoax!
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Let's see..environmental protection: large wind farms kill over 100,000 birds a year; large solar panels are killing birds called "streamers" because their feathers burst into flame and fall to their deaths leaving a stream of smoke. Sad
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But yet solar cost more than coal. Why because the government is involved. Paying way more than they should. Maybe if they would quit ripping off the taxpayers to get this power the price would come down. Than maybe you could get me on board. Until than. Screw Al Gore and his expensive power.
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Everything should be solar powered by now ships,trians,,building everything solar powered because if people wont to live in space one day it be easier to use solar energy cause suns everywhere in space mends you got infinite energy in space right their.
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nice video! renewables: it is an Obvious thing :-)
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Why does the first dude you see wear a helmet and eye protection in an interview????? Is interviews so dangerous now adays?
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What a scam!...Only works half the time(when it is sunny) and 4 times the cost of coal fired power! Ha ha ha! Don't forget the toxic manufacturing process and the visual BLIGHT on the landscape...What a joke, it's ok though, the public purse will pay for this nonsense, thanks to the green brainwashing of the last 20 years.
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These so called Solar Power Plants really don't work to well. In less than 20 years, they will all be abandoned, and all that money the government took from us to give to them will just be a faded memory. But! On to the next big MONEY SUCKING SCAM! I wonder what that will be? We should go ask Harry Reid. I'm sure he is taking down payments now. Oh wait, he has no juice left, since he failed to deliver the Bundy Ranch to the international criminal cartel. Heck, they even kicked his ass and told him not to run again. I suppose they have already picked out his replacement that will "get things done!"
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Desert tortoises lol!
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