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Why is Solar Power Important
from:We have ways to heat our water, our homes and provide us with electricity. We probably take all of this for granted and if we lost them we would probably panic. We take for granted that these conveniences will be there for us from now on. We expect glitches to happen but we want them to be fixable without going long without all of these. We appreciate the heat in the winter when it snows outside and when the temperatures drop. We need water to live and although it is usually running under the ground we want the convenience of it running through our pipes and into our homes.
Electricity is nice when you can have lights with just a simple flick of the switch. In the summertime we experience some power outages when everyone turns on their air conditioners in order to tolerate the extreme temperatures beating down from the sun. This heat is sometimes so intense it can make someone, who has trouble breathing, struggle for every breath.
The sun is a very intense ball of gas up in the atmosphere. It burns twenty four hours a day, seven days per week. We only see it during out daytime but on the other side of the globe they get the daytime when we get the night. When the sun light beams down on the earth's surface, a small percentage of the solar radiation heading for earth gets reflected. There are larger amounts of the sunlight that is actually absorbed. When you consider the fact that the sunlight must go through fog, clouds, dust particles and harmful pollutants in order to reach us that reduce the amount of sunlight that we receive even more. When it finally makes it to the earth's surface it is then radiated back up into space. When it reaches the earth, plants and vegetation absorb it and the oceans, winds and other resources absorb the sunlight as well.
Some people use some of the heat generated from the sun in order to heat homes, power electricity and provide water to their families and businesses. When you think about all that you have that runs through a machine it may be possible to reroute that in order to run it all by sunlight. Scientists have only started to make this possible but it is far from being completed. When you consider all the solar energy that reaches the earth's surface and then radiated back into the atmosphere, you could power electricity, heat and water from now on. This solar energy can be redirected and concentrated using special boxes that attract the light during the day to heat water and homes throughout the night.
Solar power is very important and provides a natural way to heat, obtain electricity and water with just a little more effort. In the future we may have no other choice but to look at natural resources in order to have these necessities and conveniences. Solar power is important now and in the future.
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US Slaps High Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels - New York Times
 New York Times | US Slaps High Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels New York Times The United States on Thursday announced the imposition of antidumping tariffs of more than 31 percent on solar panels from China. The move by the Commerce Department is certain to infuriate Chinese officials already upset after recent bilateral ... Will Conservatives Support American Companies... Or Chinese Companies? Trina Solar Statement on Preliminary Determination of Antidumping Duty in the ... Earnings Preview: Trina Solar |
Spiritual Impact of Solar Flares, Full Moons and Solar Eclipse of May 20, 2012 - Patch.com
 ABC News | Spiritual Impact of Solar Flares, Full Moons and Solar Eclipse of May 20, 2012 Patch.com Many deities, Gods and myths were created throughout history because of the power of the sun or moon in daily life. Monuments such as the Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge and others were built with amazing precision for their time based on the sojourn of ... 'Ring of Fire' eclipse visible from China to Texas |
Commerce Department Slaps Large Tariff on Chinese Solar Panels - Firedoglake
 Greentech Media (blog) | Commerce Department Slaps Large Tariff on Chinese Solar Panels Firedoglake ... with slapping high tariffs on Chinese solar panels: The United States on Thursday announced the imposition of antidumping tariffs of more than 31 percent on solar panels from China. The antidumping decision is among the biggest in American history, ... Concerns of Chinese retaliation colour CASM's victory Asia Report: Solar Dumping Announcement Set for May 17 US Solar Manufacturers Opposed to Solar Tariffs |
Solar rollover credits: The right thing for California - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
 San Francisco Chronicle (blog) | Solar rollover credits: The right thing for California San Francisco Chronicle (blog) It enables utility customers with solar panels connected to the grid to receive full credit for all of the electricity they produce. Excess power generated during sunny daylight hours gets fed back to the grid, and the customers earn a credit that ... |
Aloha State bakery installs solar power - GetSolar.com
 GetSolar.com | Aloha State bakery installs solar power GetSolar.com The relatively small size of Hawaii is not keeping it from being one of the leading states in solar energy installation. One of the latest installations to hit the land of pineapples and hula was at La Tour Bakehouse, which is expected to save $170000 ... |