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To: Eric who wrote (5365)	2/26/2009 9:03:29 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86356

The system would cover less than 2 1/2% of the desert Southwest. Really now?.. That's what they stated? At the bottom of Page 4 of the article you suggested we all read I found something quite different: To meet the 2050 projection, 46,000 square miles of land would be needed for photovoltaic and concentrated solar power installations. That area is large, and yet it covers just 19 percent of the suitable Southwest land. Most of that land is barren; there is no competing use value. And the land will not be polluted. We have assumed that only 10 percent of the solar capacity in 2050 will come from distributed photovoltaic installations—those on rooftops or commercial lots throughout the country. But as prices drop, these applications could play a bigger role. sciam.com Brother. I think you should stay with International Affairs. Brother.. I have taught 4th graders with better reading comprehension than you. So maybe you might want to stay with Dick and Jane and Dr. Seuss. Do you think I just pull this stuff out of my @ss? I actually READ the article, while you merely posted it as a potential propaganda puff piece for solar. I was asked why I sound so irritated. Well, you just provided a shining example of what I find so irritating. Hawk