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Solar panel waste to reach crisis levels in next two to three years, Australian experts warn (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [email protected] 45 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Australian experts... Isn't Australia the country that pushes for coal?

[–] slazer2au 21 points 8 months ago

Yes, but there are quite a few of us who would like to see that industry wind down q bit to save things like the Barrier Reef and Earth in general.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It's also the country where a third of homes have solar panels. Coal mining is still an issue but the proportion used for domestic power is decreasing every year.

[–] waigl 13 points 8 months ago

Australia isn't just Gina Rhinehart. Yes, Australia's economy is very mining heavy, and that includes coal mining. But that doesn't mean there aren't a lot of people there who realize that, in a region with that much sunshine, solar is a bit of no-brainer.