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NNadir

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1. It's neither interesting nor surprising to see the use of dangerous...

Reply to Think. Again. (Original post)

Wed Aug 21, 2024, 07:17 AM

Aug 2024

...natural gas being represented as a "victory" for the useless solar and wind scam. Solar and wind, dependent as they are on access to dangerous fossil fuels, are nothing more than lipstick on the fossil fuel pig. The decay of the planetary atmosphere has not been slowed - it is, in fact accelerating at an unprecedented pace - by all of these slick "bait and switch" abuses of numbers.

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Wind and Solar Produced More Energy Than Coal in the U.S. From January Through July This Year, a First. [View all] Think. Again. Aug 2024 OP

It's neither interesting nor surprising to see the use of dangerous... NNadir Aug 2024 #1

as you should know... Think. Again. Aug 2024 #2

And yet, in the U.S., solar and wind combined were only about 2.5% of total energy (One 40th) in 2023 progree Aug 2024 #3

Great points! Think. Again. Aug 2024 #4

Thanks :). On Norway - they are also the world leader in EV purchases, percentage-wise progree Aug 2024 #5

Intesting stat... Finishline42 Aug 2024 #6