What’s better: New solar panels or old hydropower?

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By Ask Umbra®Nov 17, 2016, 5:31 am113 pts
Q. Are solar panels better or worse for the environment when I live in a state with utilities that already come mostly from renewables? I understand there are lots of rare metals in them and I just got done reading How Bad Are Bananas, which seemed to indicate it’s a bad choice due to their total carbon…

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