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Does the manufacturing of solar panels do damage to the environment?
If so how much? And is this damage offset by the energy it creates?
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Most solar cells are made from silicon. The process of manufacturing it can produce waste which damages the environment. Some of the newer solar cells use toxic materials:
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You could argue either way on things made by hand from renewal resources. ( as long as fire is not involved )
Even farming with an Oxen and a woden plow damages the environment.
And the point is if making solar panels does more damage than using conventional energy sources.