Wind Farms

[donKey jote]

He should get a useless job as a forum troll... except I doubt Mark would pay him enough

[schmenke]

The childish squabbling between Baggy, BM and others is quite distracting . Perhaps it can be continued in the PM playpen?

[Bagwan]

The childish squabbling between Baggy, BM and others is quite distracting . Perhaps it can be continued in the PM playpen?

Gosh , sorry to get in your way .

[anthonyvop]

Hmmmmm.....

Wonder how our European Friends who love the government subsidized "alternative energy" ideal feel about this bit of news?
BP turns out lights at solar business

[Bagwan]

Hmmmmm.....

Wonder how our European Friends who love the government subsidized "alternative energy" ideal feel about this bit of news?
BP turns out lights at solar business

So , on the face of it , it looks like solar is a failure .
But , isn't that a petroleum company saying that ?

A few years ago solar panels were running at $15-20/watt .
I have recently seen panels coming out of China at $.48/watt .

No need for any alternative energy subsidy when the cost drops that far .

[anthonyvop]

So , on the face of it , it looks like solar is a failure .
But , isn't that a petroleum company saying that ?

No


It is a FOR PROFIT company saying that. If BP thought it could still make $$$ in Solar they wouldn't be abandoning it.

[BDunnell]

No

Er... no, the statement that 'it is a petroleum company saying that' is entirely factually accurate. You can't just answer 'No' to it. The rest of your statement I agree fully with, but for you to deny that BP is a petroleum company is sheer madness.

[Bagwan]

No


It is a FOR PROFIT company saying that. If BP thought it could still make $$$ in Solar they wouldn't be abandoning it.

It is a company that cannot compete with panels at $.48/watt .
It is a company that has invested millions to appear green , now abandoning the project , making green look like a bad thing because of it .

Pump that oil .

[anthonyvop]

Er... no, the statement that 'it is a petroleum company saying that' is entirely factually accurate. You can't just answer 'No' to it. The rest of your statement I agree fully with, but for you to deny that BP is a petroleum company is sheer madness.

BP exists for one thing and one thing only.

It isn't to drill for oil.
It isn't to sell oil.
It isn't to provide Jobs.
It isn't to sell solar Power.
It isn't to sell Wind Power.


BP exists to Make money. ergo BP is a For Profit Company before it is a petroleum company

[BDunnell]

BP exists for one thing and one thing only.

It isn't to drill for oil.
It isn't to sell oil.
It isn't to provide Jobs.
It isn't to sell solar Power.
It isn't to sell Wind Power.


BP exists to Make money. ergo BP is a For Profit Company before it is a petroleum company

So now you are arguing that BP is not, and should never be described as, a petroleum company?