Nuclear engineer James H. Rust, over at the Heartland Institute, has just posted a clear, concise, factual piece refuting the claim that there's a "dirty war" to stop expansion of solar energy in the United States. I won't get into the stuff about the "dirty war"---which is entirely bogus, and Rust demonstrates just why---but thought it helpful to pass on just a little of the factual information about why solar has such difficulty competing with nuclear and fossil fuels. Rust writes: In the … [Read more...]