If the first solar entrepreneur hadn't been kidnapped, would fossil fuels have dominated the 20th century the way they did?
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The 1909 incident may have cost the industry decades of progress – and the planet huge amounts of damaging carbon emissions.
George Cove stands next to his third solar array. Popular Electricity Magazine, April 1910 / Low Tech Magazine https://theconversation.com/if-the-first-solar-entrepreneur-hadnt-been-kidnapped-would-fossil-fuels-have-dominated-the-20th-century-the-way-they-did-215300 https://theconversation.com/if-the-first-solar-entrepreneur-hadnt-been-kidnapped-would-fossil-fuels-have-dominated-the-20th-century-the-way-they-did-215300 Link copied Share article Share article Copy link Email Bluesky Facebook WhatsApp Messenger LinkedIn X (Twitter) Print article One argument put forward in defence of fossil fuel
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