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MeloniaisMelons 1 point ago +1 / -0

I actually agree but for whatever reason we sat on our hands so long that Chyna dominated the solar market. So now oil is the only way to be energy efficient.

And I use to like windmills even despite them looking creepy, but after this whole freezing windmills in Texas thing idk. We need more research but until then self sustainability is more important. Hard pill to swallow.

It requires HARD WORK AND AMERICAN SPIRIT! NO ROOM FOR COMMUNISM!

*I'm not like a scientist but they should figure out how to make batteries with something more available. That's a tall order but it would fix a lot I think.

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MusicToMyEars 3 points ago +3 / -0

We didn’t sit on our hands. That is a green movement lie.

We over-regulated our own manufacturers and let China dump cheap solar panels at low prices, driving many USA companies out of business. Then China bought those companies, dominating the field.

We let China manipulate, drive into debt and enslave African countries in their quest to dominate the rare earth market.

The USA developed most of these technologies. We then helped China dominate, through our own policies and blindness.

CO2 is not a pollutant. It is a fundamental nutrient. The cleanest fuel for creating a constant flow of electricity is nuclear. The next is natural gas. Windmills and solar cannot produce continual glow. Battery technology is making it slightly more practical, but has its own cost benefit and environmental issues. Solar panels are and will always be adjunct technologies, best used as spot add-ons and supplemental sources. Not large scale utility farms. California is realizing this now. Germany has already gone down this road and is paying a huge price.

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XCorneliusX 3 points ago +3 / -0

Apparently, a few years ago a windmill farm in Michigan, I think, was kept from freezing by heaters installed. It used a ton of power rather produce it.