World solar market grew 70% in 2004

According to a recent Reuters article, the world solar market jumped 70 percent in 2004.

Solar electricity production growth jumped 67 percent last year as established industry players increased output and new players entered the industry, a survey said.

Last year, world solar cell production reached 1,256 megawatts (MW) or about enough to power more than 1.2 million average American homes during daytime.

Two big drivers in that growth were Japan and Germany...

"In Japan they're making solar cells because of high electricity prices. Solar panels are selling like hot cakes there," said Colin Murchie, director of legislative affairs at Solar Energy Industries Association in Washington, D.C.

"Germany is boosting output because they want to meet Kyoto Protocol goals," said Murchie.

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[tib]

The deal of evolution vs. creationism is the dumbest arguement ever. This is an attempt by religious commercialism to take advantage of more religious people in the future to sell products.

America is becoming the old country...the old ideas now...it is funny how history is so full of irony. America was the newest coutnry and all full of ideas and new ways of thinking.

Now...just as Europe back then..it has become a place of dogma and set standards in the old ways...republicans...conservatism..creationism and going back to religion.

This will eventually stifle creativity. And when this happens, America's competetive advantage will fall. It will become a place of bickering fanatics and people who do not want to study science or math, and rather go into english or history or religion or economics and fart themselves into boredom and decadence from their ancestors success..

On the other hand, Asia will begin to thrive and grow, and they will study science and math, the middle east fanatics will adapt and change, and have new ideas. And even the forsaken british will adapt and create a new atmosphere and be open to new ways of thinking.

But we have the luxury of staying as we are. And therefore, slowly but surely, we shall fall.

America is too religious...let us become a little bit less religious and go with science. There is more evidence to support evolution than creationism. God may exist, but that does not mean Adam and Eve had to be literal. And deep inside, you know it's true...with your emotions. But, whatever, each his own --- to talk about these matters is to talk to the devil. Let us just teach evolution--yet parents can disclaim it. Otherwise, there will be no hardcore science...and no renewable energy.

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