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03.27.08Corporations Against Solar PowerOne of the things I have noticed over the past few years is the continually slow uptake of solar technology in everyday society, and I have always wondered why this is. I asked a few friends of mine why they thought we don't have solar technology embedded into nearly every device, and their answer is always the same: the high cost and low efficiency. Both of those issues seemed to be controlled by an industry against the further development of solar technology. I hate to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but if I were an oil company, I would be willing ...
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12.21.07Solar Technology in 2008: What I WantAs solar technology becomes cheaper, more efficient and covered more widely by the media, I continue to hope for a time when I can power my house, car, and technology with solar cells, but in 2008, I am hoping to be able to power my laptop. Currently, to power a laptop off of solar power, you would be looking at buying materials that would most likely cost more than the laptop you wanted to power, were twice as heavy, and three times bigger, and for an urban traveller, that isn't efficient at all. In 2008, I hope to see the ...
