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_DeadFred_ 4 days ago

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appease7727 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

Other nations comparable in wealth and power to the US have figured out how to build out green energy at scale.

The US wants to pretend that is completely impossible and we should keep burning fossil fuels instead.

Please learn some critical reading skills.

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voidfunc 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

We know how to build green energy at scale. Were not doing it because its politically undesirable to a chunk of the country and the fossil fuel industry.

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Teever 4 days ago | parent [-]

Then you don't know how to do it.

Knowing how to do something doesn't meanings knowing how to get it done. Which means convincing the right people to get it done.

If that isn't happening you don't know what you're doing.

	▲	_DeadFred_ 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		So once I release a product and go into maintenance mode I no longer know how to release products?

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_DeadFred_ 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Uncalled for attack.

I don't think nationalism should be re-enforced even for 'ends I like'. I think it's better to convince people to do something on the merits. So I asked if there was a reason to push 'but China' and if you look below, someone gave me that. Which is what makes HN powerful and worth visiting. Attacks, not so much.

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toomuchtodo 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Fossil fuels are more expensive than new renewables and storage. This has to do with intentional sabotage of domestic energy supply for the benefit of the fossil fuel industry by the current federal administration.

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ZeroGravitas 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Trump literally justified his actions based on climate change being a Chinese hoax. He recently claimed that China has no wind power turbines when they install 70% of them.

	▲	_DeadFred_ 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Thank you for answering my question and giving me a reason for it. Now I understand.

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Analemma_ 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

It’s relevant because every single time the American green energy transition is brought up, people like you make bad-faith attempts to derail the conversation by going “it doesn’t matter what we do because China will still make tons of carbon”, and this information is demonstrating that’s not true. China is actually making considerable progress in decarbonization, and it’s us— and only us— who are the laggards.

	▲	_DeadFred_ 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Huh? I'm 100% pro green power. Calling out jingoism/nationalism isn't anti-green. Nowhere did I say China makes any carbon. I said 'nationalism bad'. But thanks for the attack and down votes.