The Defense Department will install solar panels on the Pentagon as part of a Biden administration plan to promote energy conservation and clean energy
The Defense Department will install solar panels on the Pentagon, part of the Biden administration's plan to promote clean energy and “reestablish the federal government as a sustainability leader.”
The Pentagon is one of 31 government sites that are receiving $104 million in Energy Department grants that are expected to double the amount of carbon-free electricity at federal facilities and create 27 megawatts of clean-energy capacity while leveraging more than $361 million in private investment, the Energy Department said.
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The solar panels are among several improvements set for the Pentagon, which also will install a heat pump system and solar thermal panels to reduce reliance on natural gas and fuel oil combustion systems
I was pleasantly surprised that Trump didn't remove the W Bush era or Obama era installed solar panels at the White House. My only explanation as to why he didn't was because he didn't know they were there.
That took alot of confidence to post, assuming you knew better than literally every other human that came before you, but unfortunately it does indeed have 5 sides.
I mean, even for a low effort post its not really making much sense.
I assume your simile is suggesting that and oil rig shouldn't use solar panels (for reduction of green house gas creation) because it is a primary source of green house gasses (eventually). So you'd prefer an oil rig to, what, burn oil for electricity instead generating even more green house gasses?
I mean, even for a low effort post its not really making much sense.
I mean, only if you don't bother to think about it at all, for even a second.
The Pentagon facilitates a greater portion of global emissions than any other single building on the planet. Any where. From any time period.
Its pure symbolism. And its a weird symbol. Its like the peace sign on the helmet of the Vietnam era US soldier.
And also probably not a particularly great place for panels. Its not like we don't still have the ability to transmit power over distances with renewables.
I think a lot of oil rigs use solar panels. It's notike they can burn crude for energy. Everything on the rig has to be brought there by boat, including batteries and fuel.