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Bankrupt Solar Co. Must Bury Hazardous Panels
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Colorado orders Abound Solar to clean up hazardous waste at four sites
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says Abound Solar is responsible for thousands of “unsellable” solar panels containing cadmium in warehouses. Barrels of toxic liquid also were found.
Colorado health and environment officials have ordered Loveland-based Abound Solar, the bankrupt solar-panel maker, to clean up hazardous waste at four Front Range locations.
Don’t worry, it’s ‘green’ hazardous waste.
The Abound facilities are storing thousands of “unsellable” solar panels and thousands of gallons of toxic liquids, according to Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reports.
“The Department views these 2,000 pallets of solar panels as a characteristic hazardous waste for cadmium,” a report on a Denver warehouse said…
So the Obama administration is trying to force us to put “hazardous waste” on our roofs?
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people are SO dumb
February 27th, 2013
What did you think went into a solar panel,candy and jelly beans.
Twisty light bulbs have one drop of mercury in each one. One drop times how many million bulbs.
Bad Brad
February 27th, 2013
The Panels themselves are not nearly as bad as the shit it takes to process them. I wonder what they did with that. Same process they use for Semi Conductors (PVD). Back in the early 90′s they were still using Parakeets in the hallways of some of those facilities.
on the positive side
February 27th, 2013
Google has no problem building on these sites.
marleenna1959
February 27th, 2013
When they said green technology I didn’t dream it was the sickly green glow of toxic waste.
Corona
February 27th, 2013
No need to turn on the lights. The green glow will guide us.