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US Energy Secretary Chris Wright: “I'm thrilled to report that after 35 years, on July 4th, we will end the subsidies for wind and solar projects”

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Submitted ⁨⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Wudi@feddit.uk⁩ to ⁨mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world⁩

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  • Kaliax@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    This is going to be part of their messaging for why energy prices are going up–NOT Surveillance Centers–but, renewable energies… fuck these people forever.

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  • bluegreenpurplepink@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Look at his dead eyes. There is no life or soul in his eyes at all. He’s a psychopath. It’s so creepy and disturbing that we allow psychopathic monsters to rule us.

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  • TheWilliamist@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    What a cunty cunt.

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  • valgarf@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    That is an amazing little speech. I think except for the first sentence and the “Thank you” at the end every sentence contained misinformation on renewables. I wonder how long it took them to come up with this density of lies.

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    • Leviathan@fedinsfw.app ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      How long? One Trump rant is my guess.

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    • MrKoyun@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Didn’t you hear? It’s now easier than ever to create large swaths of slop thanks to AI! It probably took ~1 minute. /s

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  • rangber@lemmy.zip ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Fucking ghoul

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  • MrKoyun@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Wind and solar take a lot of land, 100 times more land for a similiar amount of energy…

    Compared to…?

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    • kamee@lemmy.zip ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      If you replaced all the corn that’s being grown for bio-fuels with photovoltaics you could meet the energy needs of the US, technology connections has a great video

      youtu.be/KtQ9nt2ZeGM?is=Bmj-3xmJOCBJHLEc

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    • DaleGribble88@programming.dev ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      He also complained about steel and concrete being expensive factors in their production. Doesn’t every major construction project use a lot of steel and concrete? Including traditional power plants that run on fossil fuels?

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      • CarrierLost@infosec.pub ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Wait, it takes steel and concrete to build coal power plants? I thought they just grew out of the ground. They’re called plants! What do you mean we have to build them?!

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    • davidagain@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      No, no, it’s just false.

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  • stumu415@lemmy.zip ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Image

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    • SethTaylor@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Romania is averaging 70% renewable production on sunny days

      Solar is about 40%

      People keep pointing to China, but there’s plenty European countries doing way better

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      • marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        The reason people keep pointing to China is because China generates around half the electricity of the EU does, in just Solar.

        They’re ‘behind,’ because unlike Europe they’re trying to lift around a billion people out of poverty and have already lifted 800 million out of poverty while making practically all solar panels that the entire world installs.

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  • MousePotatoDoesStuff@piefed.social ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    we need a c/wildlyinfuriating

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  • BigMacHole@thelemmy.club ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    This is GREAT news because we’ve done EVERYTHING in our Power to bring Fossil Fuel costs DOWN and LOCAL which means CHEAPER energy then the FREE Sun and Wind we get everyday at my Apartment!

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  • grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    “I am pleased to announce the GOP fully endorses the planet Earth going up in flames & the inhabitants succumbing to extreme heat & choking on wildfire smoke & vehicular emissions, so as to benefit our patriotic allies in the fossil fuel industry in Jesus’ name, amen. “

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    • stoly@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      What’s truly amazing is that they do this sort of thing ONLY because other people want to protect the Earth. This is done specifically to spite others’ feelings.

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      • Mulligrubs@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        No, it’s not.

        It’s done specifically for money. As you know, in USA corporations are people and money is free speech.

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    • ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Because they think if they die, they go to heaven, so no big loss.

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      • grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        & not a big deal for the rest of us either!

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  • CADmonkey@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The really fun thing about solar is its just about cheap enough to build yourself.

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    • 7101334@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Doesn’t really help the huge swathes of the country who rent and aren’t allowed to modify their homes (if they even have roofs)

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      • yessikg@fedia.io ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Balcony solar exists and backyard solar is also an option. Of course in the USA several states are blocking balcony solar

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  • notsosure@sh.itjust.works ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Isn’t this a crime against humanity? Future generations will hopefully judge you for what you are.

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  • c64z86@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Absolutely disgusting. I don’t even live in America and yet I feel so furious at this. The nation which is supposed to be leading the world instead seems all too intent on dragging it and everyone with it back to the stone age.

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  • prenatal_confusion@feddit.org ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    He is right in saying that wind an solar are not constant and we need additional transmission capacity to transfer the power to where it is needed vs made. But their solution to these problems are bullshit.

    Build out transmission networks and get energy storage capacity quickly. don’t cater to big oil and coal and nuclear.

    They are not stupid, they are evil.

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    • TubbyMarmot@lemmy.today ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      There are BESS sites near almost all wind and solar. They are batteries that store energy for later. Not even a difficult concept to grasp, yet here we are.

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      • flynnguy@programming.dev ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Shit, this concept is in factorio… You have solar panels and batteries… I get that it’s expensive at first but come on, it just makes sense. I think wind, solar and hydro are our future… Trump’s chronies just can’t make money off it so they make it illegal.

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      • cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        It’s extremely difficult to grasp if you’re a complete moron and there’s money being dangled in front of your face.

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      • prenatal_confusion@feddit.org ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        The US has enough energy storage to use just renewables for all demands? Nice! I am from Germany and we are far from it.

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    • dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I feel like evil is giving more credit than this admin is due. Insatiably greedy that is Incidentally evil is more like it. Plain old evil sounds grander and implies more effort than these dipshits can invest.

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      • prenatal_confusion@feddit.org ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        There are dipshits but the larger strategy towards fascism is complex and well thought out. I am convinced that there are some very smart people in the background. Stephen miller cones to mind.

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It’s nwt even as if oil extraction is cheep.

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  • sportsjorts@lemmy.zip ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    What dumb fucks they all are.

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  • Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Good. All this is going to do is show that renewables are cheaper even without subsidies. Then maybe people will finally start questioning all the fossil fuel subsidies.

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    • Kurtismayfield@lemmy.zip ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      <Then maybe people will finally start questioning all the fossil fuel subsidies>

      Oh this made me laugh this morning, thank you.

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  • Bakkoda@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    “We stole all the money to bomb children.”

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    • crandlecan@mander.xyz ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Terrorist* children. Nay, terrorist babies even! Even the foetuses can’t be trusted if you’d ask me 😶

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      • ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Me debating a prolifer: “have you even considered the fact that the fetus refuses to condem Hamas?”

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  • toxicbubble@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    clean coal 😵‍💫

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  • ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Gov: explodes oil prices

    Also gov:

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  • betanumerus@lemmy.ca ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    “enormous amount of materials, energy intensive materials” - still less than an infinite amount of petroleum.

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    • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yep. Wind and Solar will generate power for the next 30-50 years.

      a lump of coal will generate power for…what? 15 seconds?

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      • betanumerus@lemmy.ca ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        A regular combustion car represents about 15 tons of mass when you account for all the fuel it will burn. Less than 5 for an EV (tire changes).

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  • dogs0n@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    All america has IS LAND, there is plenty for solar, etc.

    But we gotta use the money for tax cuts so the rich (including the new king) can continue to control the world!!!

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  • oh_@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    What about the oil subsidies? We are ending those too right?

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  • Goose@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Then they’ll tell you the data centers are crucial for the us lol

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  • starlinguk@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Last week the French had to turn off many of their nuclear power stations because they couldn’t cool them down. The Germans sent them electricity. Generated by renewables.

    That said, the German government wants to get rid of renewables too.

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    • bilgamesch@feddit.org ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      That said, the German government wants to get rid of renewables too.

      Because they’re maniacs feasting on and being pulled out of Mango Mussolinis Arsehole.

      With our demographics though it’s the government that was to be expected and - if there’s no miracle waiting around the corner - might be the best government for many years to come. I’m so sick of this shit.

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  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    He’s thrilled, huh? You know what’s going to thrill me? When he shits his pants when he hits the end of his rope.

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  • TrickDacy@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    What a piece of shit.

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  • dan1101@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It’s free energy that just needs captured. That’s what they hate, because fossil fuels are so tied into the economy and government.

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  • DandomRude@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Wow, the billionaires seem completely convinced that U.S. citizens will go along with anything… well, hmmm… who’s going to argue with them… it’s true, after all, that they do…

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  • lenocolomo@lemmy.ml ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Fascists.

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Really stupid fascists. I suspect that even the Nazis would appreciate free electricity from the sun.

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      • starlinguk@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        The Nazis were smart. This lot is brain dead.

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  • Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    That dude is not blinking, Im not say its def Ai, but I wouldny be surprised if theyre using AI to release status updates like this.

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    • ayyy@sh.itjust.works ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Except he does blink? Like many many times?

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    • trackball_fetish@lemmy.wtf ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      They’ve been caught doing it multiple times iirc, its difficult to say but it is odd that you can’t see his hands

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    • PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Has to be AI. Wtf

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