Post by Warkitty on Sept 18, 2011 8:34:35 GMT -5
Hundreds of villagers in eastern China have held three days of protests at a solar panel plant over pollution fears.
Around 500 people started gathering at Zhejiang Jinko Solar company in Haining city, Zhejiang province, on Thursday.
Some of protesters stormed the factory, overturning several company cars and destroying offices, officials said.
Residents in the nearby village of Hongxiao said they became concerned after the deaths of a large number of river fish.
BBC story
*************
So, what's all this about Solar being a good, clean energy source I keep hearing?
Kinda makes one wonder if there IS such a thing as a clean, renewable energy if even solar plants are causing trouble. I know from my own industry that wind turbines cause trouble for migrating birds, and are being thrown up so fast with so little regard for safety that I think they've contributed to the spike in tower-hand fatalities. The "git 'er done, cheap and fast" leaves "safe" an afterthought.
Around 500 people started gathering at Zhejiang Jinko Solar company in Haining city, Zhejiang province, on Thursday.
Some of protesters stormed the factory, overturning several company cars and destroying offices, officials said.
Residents in the nearby village of Hongxiao said they became concerned after the deaths of a large number of river fish.
BBC story
*************
So, what's all this about Solar being a good, clean energy source I keep hearing?
Kinda makes one wonder if there IS such a thing as a clean, renewable energy if even solar plants are causing trouble. I know from my own industry that wind turbines cause trouble for migrating birds, and are being thrown up so fast with so little regard for safety that I think they've contributed to the spike in tower-hand fatalities. The "git 'er done, cheap and fast" leaves "safe" an afterthought.