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You don't get solar with our lots of mines.
That applies to everything though.
Solar panels and batteries are recyclable. Oil and gas are not.
Both of those statements are false. Not everything in a solar panel and not every battery is recyclable. Some of the raw materials are sure
Plastic is made of oil and is sometimes recyclable
We're talking about oil and gas for energy, not construction. 99% of battery materials can be turned into new batteries. The only reason most haven't been recycled is that they're still in use.
Show me 1 gallon of recycled* fossil fuels and I might change my mind.
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Fossil fuels that have been burned for energy then recycled back into fuel to be burned again, not vegetable oil diesel or plastic that hasn't been burned.Like most recycling it's not really as great as you might hope or 100% possible.
Hopefully in time they improve the recycling of alternative power.
Batteries and solar get used 1000s of times in their lifetime, then over 80% (and growing) are recycled. I haven't heard of any fossil fuels being recycled and burned a second time yet.
Every bit of fossil fuel that taken put of the ground and burned ends up in the air. Solar and batteries don't.