Date:         Wed, 1 Nov 2000 20:12:07 -0800
Reply-To:     Bill Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
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From:         Bill Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
Subject:      Re: Re; Solar power your VW
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> I agree with you in principle, but as I use to work for a large
electronics
> manufacturing  firm, I can tell you flat out that the pollution that is
> created in the fabrication of one 80watt PV cell is equal to running a
poorly
> tuned VW for about one week. Sad but true. Nobody ever sees the damage
that
> is done to the environment while creating an end product is good for the
> same...

I agree with you Beckett,
but it is hard to measure these things quantitatively...
the PV cell will last 20 or 30 years...

Bill

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