Already during their very first field visit, it became clear that new technologies of solar panels were intertwined with old systems of exploitation. The company also mines gold and silver, and as of 2022, tellurium, which is an essential component in photovoltaic solar panels. ‘A Dead Sea of Solar Panels:’ solar enclosure, extractivism and the progressive degradation of the California desert. For about a decade, anything from VCRs, TVs, dental chairs, radioactive waste, and now solar panels have been dropped off. Solar panels are not inherently badDunlap retains that they do not have an inherent resistance towards solar panels and solar energy.