The good news about global warming Bashny.Net

The bad news: if we continue to burn coal for electricity production to 2030, we guarantee that the ice shelf of Western Antarctica (the South pole) will melt. This in turn will increase the sea level by 25 feet. by the end of this century, many island States may disappear, the cities like Miami, London and new York will be under water.



Now the good news: if we stop to burn coal, we still have a chance. Replacement of coal should occur in the next few years or we will have no chance. The really good news is that this replacement of coal already exists and is ready to work. It is the energy the solar panels that you put on your roof. Solar panels use mirrors to concentrate heat to boil water and use steam just like a coal. Additional heat generated at the present time can be stored efficiently 24-hours a day, 7 days a week — as well as coal. Some difference... Solar energy emits zero carbon emissions and uses fuel that is absolutely free. Solar energy will be much cheaper than coal.



However, cost is not the only problem — how can we save polar ice from melting and keep our cities? Can this new Solar energy with mirrors instead of coal to turn back time? Here's another good news — installation of mirrors takes less than 2 years. And again, it will only take 100 miles. 100 miles of these mirror installations will be able to provide the entire electrical grid of the United States. In Arizona and Nevada there are many available empty land — 7 times more than you need. One hundred miles square in the Sahara desert could supply electricity to all of Europe and China. Is it real? Yes, the new solar energy is real, has already built solar power plants in Nevada, California , Arizona and Spain. And giant solar project called DESERTEC is currently underway in the Sahara, it will bring to Europe 15% of all electricity.
But now the bad news — the progress is too small and too slow. So, what can you do? We, the people, must demand these 100 miles of mirrors. It is not so much to prevent an irreversible disaster. Let's start now.

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