NOW===To address the water issue again you have brought up==Yes conventional power plants do use water for electricity manufacturing and O&M, but nothing more. A solar array needs water, in general,( unless they use dry cooling), to cool the turbine. But water must also be used to clean the modules or their performance will decline with dirt and dust on them. CPS and troughs are the same. Add all that up with the 4300 plus operating PV and CSP solar arrays in California and the 1400 plus being build that needs water especially potable water for construction and you are talking massive amounts of water. The real problem you did not address Steve===Almost all PV solar arrays, and that is the greatest number operating and being built in California now, need back-up systems for when the sun doesn’t shine or on cloudy days===So why in the world would we waste water cleaning and cooling these arrays only to have them shut down at night or on cloudy days??? The conventional systems keep pumping out electricity when the arrays aren’t working===This causes unnecessary and costly maintenance on the conventional power plant. Then if it is an old conventional plant it will pump more pollution out by ramping up and down to keep the weaker solar array going, than if it was allowed to just run===It is clear the masses are not knowledgeable about this only what the greenies, environmentalist and politicians have and are telling them===Just like Michael Mann and his bogus Global warming mess he got his butt in, sued for slander??and won, but the bogus information is still out there and being ignored!!Its just a bad situation all the way around. and unfortunately, no one put any rational or responsible thought into the existing renewable energy agenda===That my friend dates back to 1974 after the OPEC oil embargo that I remember as if it was yesterday===And, no my web site is not written in caps===and I really don’t care if anyone buys the booklets===They will be distributed to newspapers in the form of press releases etc.===So===it is their loss not knowing what is really happening with then existing renewable energy agenda===have a good day Steve===Oh, by the way==I do have a complete renewable energy agenda I am putting together that does not include solar, wind, nuke, coal, biomass or natural gas. Steve I am what you can call a 70 year old Laymen. Former Navy===college degree-a life of construction and building maintenance experience and in addition life experiences along with the rest===More Layman, those with life experiences, need to come forward and put their efforts into getting our country out of the energy rut we are in, and we are in one huge energy rut, and put their experiences and efforts to work on getting the country on the right efficient energy track===That’s why one tab on the web site is labeled Layman’s tab=== Can’t wait to get it up and going===I’m doing it all myself==ipage is the webmaster===It will be a little bit===Am working on it as fast as I can===Hope you and others visit it ===would like comments good or bad====I’m a big boy and old===

==Not shouting==making a very important point===I don’t shout at any one or anything===My 9 year old grand daughter told me last week that her opinion was correct because it was hers and hers alone==Same goes for you and ME==your opinion is correct and mine is also==However, my opinion is backed by solid undeniable data===

Well, is that the same as the chemical superfunds that are plaguing California and other areas of the country with toxic industrial waste. Between 2007 and 2011 the solar industry in California alone produced 23 million tons of toxic waste. Is that good??? What are we suppose to do with the toxic waste?? Allow the industry to continue contaminating our water, soil and air??? Personally, I don’t think so!! Same with fracking. It is safe.Everything I have researched tells me fracking is safe. We both know there are companies that will push the limits to the hilt. Those companies must be held accountable but the solar industry must be held accountable for their toxic waste also. That figure I gave you is not taking into account the disposal of old, damaged, delaminated solar modules. That adds to the toxic waste that must be dealt with. As far as fracking goes(I would question the validity of that photo) being connected with fracking!!!. The opposition to fracking will do or say anything to get their point across. Is that photo legit??? Is that photo of waste produced by the well?? It has a liner in it so the company knows it is dangerous!! The liner stops the toxic fluid from spilling out.===Mammouth Mountain,CA geothermal complex comes to mind about fracking. The complex has been monitored for some thirty years without a problem. No water problems at all===I invite you to check it out. So there are good and bad on both sides.

If everything on your web site is in ALL CAPS, I doubt many people will read it, let alone pay for it. You do know that all caps online means you are shouting, right? Thank you for your comments, but I make it a practice to tune out people who shout.

YOU KNOW WHAT STEVE===PEOPLE WITH THOUGHTS LIKE YOURS IS WHY THIS STATE AND THIS COUNTRY IS IN SO MUCH TROUBLE===YOU ARE ALLOWED YOUR OPINION===BUT MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS ARE ACCURATE BEFORE YOU OPEN YOUR PIE HOLE===ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS TODAY IS MISINFORMATION—PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE UNFORTUNATELY DRASTICALLY MISINFORMED===YOU LISTEN TO POLITICIANS=== ENVIRONMENTALIST ===SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS WITHOUT CHECKING THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION THEY ARE USING===ABOUT FRACKING===YES===YES===YES=== NOTE:THE EARTHS PLATES ARE MOVING ALL THE TIME===NOTHING WE CAN DO IS GOING TO PREVENT THAT===AND IF YOU OR ANY OF THE DON’T WANT TO FRACK PEOPLE BELIEVE WE CAN MOVE THE EARTHS PLATES=== WELL=== THERE’S A ROOM WITH A VIEW READY FOR YOU===DO THE RESEARCH ON YOUR OWN WITHOUT LISTENING TO OTHERS==THEN MAKE YOUR COMMENTS BUT NOT UNTIL YOU ARE COMPLETELY SURE OF WHAT YOU ARE SAYING=== ALSO ==YES WATER THE FLOWERS== SACRAMENTO IS WHY NOT US===AND FOR SOLAR===SOLAR IS===AS I SAID==WILL BE THE DESTRUCTION OF THIS PLANET=== WATER USE===WASTE HEAT===ELECTRIC GRID DESTROYING===BACK-UPS SYSTEMS===CHEMICALS===DISPOSAL OF TOXIC INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND OLD MODULES===NEED I GO ON==I CAN FOR A LONG TIME===OPEN YOUR EYES AND YOU CAN SEE==TAKE THE BLINDERS OFF===WAKE UP STEVE BEFORE IT IS TO LATE===OH BY THE WAY==EVERYTHING I HAVE SAID AND MORE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON MY WEB SITE IN REPORT FOR===FOR A FEE OF COURSE===SOON SUPPORTED WITH AGE OLD DATA=== 1tickedpapa.com ===THE SITE WILL BE UP AND RUNNING IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE===I INVITE PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO VISIT AND COMMENT ON THE DATA I USE===LOVE IT CAUSE IN 99.99999% OF THE TIME THE DATA YOU USE TO SUPPORT YOUR OPINION ABOUT ALL THINGS GREEN CAN BE DESTROYED WITH REAL DATA===HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY STEVE===THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS===I WILL NOT TAKE THEM TO HEART IF YOU DON’T MIND===

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I’d say water storage, along with building infrastructure for recycling, is a legitimate use for a water bond.What’s not clear is how much pork remains in this one. Any trails being built with the money, or is it truly pork free?