Thread splits between political blame and calls for self-sufficiency
5 Sep 12 1:04 PM · 11d ago · 45 comments · 1 source · development 5 of 5
Some commenters blamed oil-industry-aligned politicians (naming Trump) for blocking renewable expansion, while others urged individuals to install their own solar, batteries and EVs regardless of policy.
“Get your own solar panels, battery, heat pump and EV. They can't stop you doing that, at least for now.”
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Ronald Reagan Former US president (historical reference)
Donald Trump US president (referenced in comments)
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I absolutely despise Reagan for this. For so many other things, but this pettiness was beyond the fucking pale.
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They have vision. They have a glorious dream of themselves getting even richer.
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Amazing the least free and least progressive nations have the least use of renewables. The fascists and the evil nations are committing mass suicide. The only hope is we can let them self destruct without taking the whole world with them. America must choose to reject Trump and Oil to survive.
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A high electric bill does not bother them I imagine their accountant pays their bills. They do not know how much their bill is, how much groceries are, how much health insurance is. In November, stop and think how they helped you and your family, then vote.
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And our favorite president keeps buying back contracts for renewables and demanding more drilling and more digging. He doesn't care about global warming cause he's gonna be dead before it's non- reversible and our planet is a smoldering heap of dead humans
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If they could figure out a way to own, and sell "sun" this all would change.
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You really think humans will be around another 500,000 years?
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Tidal power generation is powered by moon.
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And when I say the way the Starkiller Base consumed a star in "Star Wars: the Force Awakens" was so implausible it entirely ruined the movie for me, they tell me I need to just "suspend disbelief". Nope. Can't.
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1 kW per square meter (under perfect conditions) There's so much damn energy hitting our planet every second it's unbelievable. We could easily power 10 Earths.
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Yet the sun's core has a power density of only about 140 watts per cubic meter—the same as a compost pile.
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Actually, the sun's energy HAS been powering the Earth for billions of years.
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No we wouldn't. We'd find our passions and pursue them. Whether it be science, art, culinary, music, etc. We wouldn't be trapped into shit jobs we hate but have to be there to survive, barely. My fking job LITERALLY is making me and all of my coworkers less efficient and safe. It'll bite them soon$$
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Because for these sick, vile, sociopathic men, way, way, way more than enough is not enough It is NOT HARD to move to 100% solar & wind energy It IS hard to keep messing with oil NOW that Trump has f'ed up the Strait for the foreseeable future - now is the time to expand solar & wind power
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(Mind you, a single second of the Sun's energy could also incinerate this planet, but we can sure do a lot better than we are about what actually gets here. :) )
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Hope those 12 rich guys get hit, right on the head, by a meteorite. And Trump too, right on his 1970s housewife wig. 😁
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it's also a giant fusion reactor but big oil says no to those as well because of scary green goo
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70 million trump voters said no also BUT The 12 billionaires installed trump
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Don’t be silly. We just need a 93m mile extension cord. Educate yourself! 🤪
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The rug is slowly slipping from under them though, hence all this fascism
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we need to send astronauts to the sun,,, but at night,,,,rotflmfao
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Better know as the carbuncles on the arse of progress.
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As long as it doesn't sulk and turn itself off.
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