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Cut trees for Solar Panels
You just can't make this s#!t up !RICHMOND (KCBS) -- A solar power project that involved clear-cutting groves of eucalyptus and oak trees to install solar panels has been halted near Richmond after county supervisors said they were Not mentioned in the article : It was a green building project The Contra Costa County Board of But they block the sun! "To say that we're flabbergasted is to say something kind of Crap we look stupid.. She maintained the district had nothing to do with extensive tree removal. Nope...not us...move along...nothing to see here.. Instead, the county signed a contract with Main Street Power to have solar panels installed on top of county buildings including the West County Detention Facility near the park. SolarMan - the green crime fighter "Had we known that these solar panels were going to be on the ground, near the entrance to a regional park, we would have definitely said no," said County Supervisor John Gioia. He said the work has been halted at Pt. Pinole Regional Park. So not only will they not put the panels where they just clear cut but taxpayers will foot the bill to plant new trees...also not mentioned in the article Jonathon Postal, a spokesman for Colorado-based solar company, said that company officials plan to meet with county officials this week to
Posted by: Warthog 2011-09-29 |
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