• fpslem@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Put a fraction of that in wind, solar, or forced geothermal, and you’d get a real benefit. But the fossil fuel industry demands a fig leaf to cover its naked greed, so here we are.

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      2 months ago

      Right on the money. I think wasting funds on solutions that don’t work is the point, if only so someone can point a finger and say look we tried (bad idea) and it didn’t work. Our bureaucratic strawman proves that climate changes is inevitable.

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      All we hear about is we don’t have a smart grid, and can’t a agree on storage. So, how about we put some of the billions into that?