stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net to solarpunk memes@slrpnk.net · 3 days agorural americans will drive past a coal-fired power plant, in their five mpg ford truck, to go to a small town city council meeting and complain about how environmentally destructive solar panels areslrpnk.netimagemessage-square92linkfedilinkarrow-up1699arrow-down124file-text
arrow-up1675arrow-down1imagerural americans will drive past a coal-fired power plant, in their five mpg ford truck, to go to a small town city council meeting and complain about how environmentally destructive solar panels areslrpnk.netstabby_cicada@slrpnk.net to solarpunk memes@slrpnk.net · 3 days agomessage-square92linkfedilinkfile-text
And their vote counts more than yours because they live in rural districts with lower populations. Smh at “democracy.”
minus-squareaxx@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 hours agoOne of the issues that often gets swept under the rug is that nuclear power only covers electrical energy needs, unless you do clever stuff. But one of the reason the world has used so much fossil fuel is because lots of industries use it directly.
minus-squarearrow74@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 hours agohttps://californiapolicycenter.org/how-much-fossil-fuel-is-left/ Sure it only makes up about 80% of global power production. Every other use is minimal comparatively
One of the issues that often gets swept under the rug is that nuclear power only covers electrical energy needs, unless you do clever stuff. But one of the reason the world has used so much fossil fuel is because lots of industries use it directly.
https://californiapolicycenter.org/how-much-fossil-fuel-is-left/
Sure it only makes up about 80% of global power production.
Every other use is minimal comparatively