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LindsayRichards
Aug 24, 2012Explorer
REC's (Renewable Energy Credits) are a huge joke and similar to the practice in the Middles Ages of giving the Pope money to absolve you of adultery or some other sin (Called Indulgences). The are similar to carbon credits which have gone from $60 per unit to zero. The energy for your kart comes from the same places as everybody else. How many wires do you have coming into your house from the power pole. One I'll bet. Hydro is not really a renewable and is shrinking (especially in the North West) due to environmentalist lawsuits concerning fishery habitat destruction. Greenies hate hydro power even more than coal. The photovoltaic listed at your link is a miniscule amount. It is only for show purposes. The "Indulgences" you buy to absolve yourself of coal fired electricity go thru shell corporations and then to environmentalist groups for lobbying. It might make you feel better, but does nothing else. Wind and solar make up 1.8% of the total energy needs of the country and are extremely expensive. Think of all those baby fish you are killing. No more smugness for that electric kart.
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