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thaynetoday at 6:08 AM1 replyview on HN

Solar panels work by taking "high grade" energy from sunshine, doing some useful work with it, and increasing entropy by producing heat. That heat does radiate energy away at infrared wavelengths, but then greenhouse gases come into play. Greenhouse gases are very effective at reflecting infrared radiation back down to earth, so the heat is trapped.


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subscribedtoday at 12:13 PM

Is this your objection to solar panels then?

Let's burn more dinosaur juice instead of using passive, clean device.