If you are arguing against renewable energy sources in this day and age, you might as well hang a sign on your face that says: "I am an idiot." Check out the link to the left...
While I believe strongly in a worldwide switch to available renewable energy sources, I don't believe that a "Silver Bullet" technology currently exists to replace our fossil fuel addiction. The expression "Silver Buckshot" more appropriately speaks to the answer. Taken singly, it is easy to criticize PV, wind power, geothermal, tidal energy, biomass, ethanol, etc. Yes, problems exist with each of these sources. If people continue to seek one perfect solution, they will be sorely disappointed. Herein lies the rub: no known renewable energy system is as efficient as burning fossil fuels. Therefore we must accept that they will be used in combination if they are to be used at all.
When it comes to technology, you can run, but you can't hide. Making the argument against renewables because implementing them is complicated is akin to sticking your head in the sand and waiting for the apocalypse. I am not impressed with the scientific analysis presented in the site, or the flip way that the author offers up bicycles as an alternative form of transportation. Yeah, I've been riding a bike for years. This isn't a new concept to me. Perhaps he should take a look into how bikes are made and the real energy balance associated with them. I would posit that a single PV module achieves energy neutrality far ahead of the average bicycle from Korea (that's right. Most of the bikes we own are mass produced in either China or Korea). In this light, maybe he would see that solar electricity isn't such a bad idea.
Way to be a part of the problem.
Want to know more about your bike?
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