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The ethical issues of PV purchasing

ED E · 2021-04-22 08:44:00

Does this register on anyones radar? Don't install PV: Contribute more to global warming Do install PV: Supporting concentration camps https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/business/economy/china-solar-companies-forced-labor-xinjiang.html…

22-04-2021 09:44AM

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ED E

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Does this register on anyones radar?

Don't install PV: Contribute more to global warming
Do install PV: Supporting concentration camps

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/business/economy/china-solar-companies-forced-labor-xinjiang.html

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-10/why-it-s-so-hard-for-the-solar-industry-to-quit-xinjiang

Even if your panels arent Chinese made its very likely the source material is. Feels wrong to support what the CCP is at.

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#2 23-04-2021 08:24PM

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So did you give up your mobile phone too? Your laptop / PC / tablet / TV and most other electronics in your house, all made in China?

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#3 24-04-2021 11:45AM

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unkel wrote: »

So did you give up your mobile phone too? Your laptop / PC / tablet / TV and most other electronics in your house, all made in China?

Perhaps a strongly worded letter is in order

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