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01/18/2018 / By Ethan Huff

China is stealing solar panel jobs from American workers – Will Trump send a tough trade message?

All along the campaign trail, then-candidate Donald Trump emphasized how China has been aggressively manipulating its own currency in order to shadily gain an upper hand economically. And now the communist regime has been exposed for colluding to steal American jobs, particularly in the solar industry, which the International Trade Commission (ITC) is pushing now-President […]

08/16/2017 / By Russel Davis

Solar panels made with toxic lead may soon be able to use “green” element BISMUTH instead

A recent study published in Advanced Materials revealed that the so-called “green” element bismuth may be incorporated to solar panels in the future without the risk of potentially detrimental effects on human, animal, and environmental health. In the previous years, silicon has been the preferred material in developing solar cells. However, researchers noted that while silicon was highly effective […]

07/13/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Solar panel manufacturing devastates the environment with toxic heavy metals, warns report

Solar energy sounds great in theory doesn’t it? What could possibly be better for the environment than making use of one of Earth’s most abundant natural resources: Sunlight. Plants use sunlight to create energy, and they do so flawlessly. It is no wonder that scientists have been seeking to use the sun as a source of […]

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