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Article: Here comes the sun.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
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- National Review
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- November 23, 2009
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Lamar Alexander is correct to be concerned about the potential destruction of the environment in "Fisson, Baby, Fission!" (November 2). He is right about the benefits of nuclear power and the problems with wind farms. But he is wrong in his objections to solar.
The most efficient use of solar power does not require large land areas and miles of transmission wires to connect to the grid. Solar-panel systems can be installed on the rooftops of tens of thousands of large low-rise buildings in industrial areas throughout the U.S. Rooftop solar installations can directly supply a large part, if not all, of the power required by the facilities below them (on cloudy ...