Clean Power and Storage Wars
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When people find out what I do for work, it’s not unusual for them to ask, “Are we doomed?” My usual response is, “We would be, if not for the amazing developments in renewable energy.” We know the people willing to destroy the planet for personal gain are still

I wasn’t aware just how good the news is on the green energy front until reading this. We still have a tough road in the short/medium term, but we are more or less irreversibly headed in the right direction.

  • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Again, it doesn’t matter. Coal companies are not putting up solar panels. They’re investing their money instead on lobbying politicians for the right to continue mining “clean” coal.

    • LesserAbe@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I’m saying it does matter. When you go to a business and say you can buy a widget for $1000, or for $500, and they both do the same thing, the business will choose the cheaper one. Sure, lobbying will get businesses some favors, loosen some regulation, get some subsidies, but at a certain point it’s not enough, the economics take over.