What is even more amazing is how many of Australia's politicians have been in the pocket of coal barons and yet they put up barely any struggle against solar adoption. Compare that to places like California where they've been fighting tooth and nail against green power.

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ceejayoz an hour ago | parent [-]

> they put up barely any struggle against solar adoption

They put up plenty.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S22146...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2024/o...

As with climate change, there comes a point where the propaganda just stops working becuase it's impossible to contest.

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epistasis an hour ago | parent [-]

What's funny is that Australian-born Rupert Murdoch has been far more effective in the US than in Australia on this front.

The propaganda is still going really strong in the US. Talk to the population and 1/3 to 1/2 will happily tell you that EVs have fully failed and are being abandoned and will never gain traction in the future. And solar? Lol. Even the people who are saving money with it tend to refuse to talk about it due to the cognitive dissonance.

	▲	wffurr 3 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I thought it was the opposite; it's blindingly obvious that everyone should be getting rooftop solar. The only thing holding me back is the need to work with the condo association on a new roof first.