Environment & Energy

Renewables meet our energy needs without adding carbon to the atmosphere, and it makes zero difference whether you are talking watts or joules.

The only "scam" here is that we are still subsidizing the fossil fuel industry when both wind and solar are cheaper than ANY fossil fuel source, even without factoring in the externalities.

We should be leading the world in R&D AND DEPLOYMENT of carbon-free, radiation-free energy. (Wind and solar are both nuclear sources, but without the 10,000 year problem of waste disposal) We don't need a single drop of petroleum for energy, a single bucket of coal or a single case of cancer caused by nuclear accidents. We have everything necessary for a complete transition to clean energy -- everything except a way to wrestle control of our government from the fossil and nuke industries.

I should add that wind and solar generation have been cheaper than fossil fuels (even without counting externalities) for almost a decade. But the big issue was how to handle usage peaks and generation dips (when the sun is down or winds are mild). That problem is well within our grasp now with the emergence of Na-ion batteries. These are like lithium batteries, except they are 100% safe and are made almost entirely of very cheap, plentiful elements. We are nearing the point where we can deploy these batteries at scale throughout the grid. It will require billions of dollars of capital investment, but we just saw Musk/DOGE waste almost $30 billion in 90 days. Why aren't we putting that money into solutions that will help EVERYBODY.