A very fundamental misunderstanding concerning the heat balance of Planet Earth needs attention. It concerns solar power.

Increasing the energy captured from the sun heats the earth. To maintain a relatively even temperature, it is necessary that the earth radiate an equal amount of energy, to the universe. The temperature of the earth is rising because chemicals released by the production of energy and released into the atmosphere are interfering with this radiation to space. For practical purposes, the sun has provided all but a relatively insignificant portion of the energy received and stored.

Petroleum, hydro, nuclear, wind, tidal, and wave energy are forms of energy received from the past and stored that are available for use without heating the earth provided that what is released is returned to storage. Otherwise, the energy released must be radiated to space to prevent heating of the earth and a diminishment of the earth’s stored energy. This applies to all of the energy released to produce devices needed to capture more of the suns energy,