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Value, performance, quality, and not being associated with Elon.

I've had LLMs regurgitate satire as fact many, many times.

Then again, she probably loves the idea of tractors with poor fuel efficiency and no exhaust cleaning tech.

Comparing primary energy is VERY misleading. From Marc Jacobson:

The use of primary energy on the vertical axis is an old trick by the fossil fuel industry to mislead people into thinking that one unit of fossils = one unit of renewables. In fact, one unit of primary energy for wind or solar electricity is the equivalent of three units of fossil fuel electricity.

Another trick is to pretend we need all those fossils if we switched to renewables. In fact, if we switch to renewables, 12% of the fossil fuel energy disappears because that is how much energy is used to mine-transport-refine fossil fuels+uranium for energy, and we wouldn't need to do that anymore

A third trick is to pretend we need so much energy if we go to all electricity powered by renewables. In that case, because EVs use 75% less energy than gasoline/diesel vehicles, heat pumps use 75% less energy than combustion heating, etc., energy demand goes down another 42%.

In sum, this plot illustrates the real story of where we are and where we need to go. The proper metric is end-use energy, not primary energy.

https://lnkd.in/gYw9mB3x

and here's the paper

https://lnkd.in/gTcqkyG5

Yet another good reason for at-home solar and storage.

Burning fossil fuels also raises the global temperature, reduces air quality, and people still have to pay more at the pump.

China’s move toward solar and wind seems more prescient than ever.

The main driver of this is human-produced CO2, and there are meaningful ways to reduce usage.

-Switch to an electric vehicle -Migrate from gas appliances (range, furnace, water heater) to electric (induction, heat pumps) -If your power grid isn’t clean, add rooftop or balcony solar -Encourage friends and family to do the same

Holy shit this is fast. It generated a legible, original, two-paragraph story on given topics in 0.025s.

No, but neither is Greenland.

Every time I see homeopathic medicine on the shelves in a pharmacy, I think we’re not taking it far enough.

I have roof top solar. I have never had to clean or maintain them in any way. Same with my friends who have roof top solar. The worst I’ve heard of is a microinverter failing, which was covered by warranty.

My gut response to your post was also aggression, not because you’re preaching uncomfortable truths, but because you’re repeating fossil fuel lobbyist talking points that I’m getting really tired of seeing all over social media.

Some provincial grants remain ($5k in BC last time I checked), but yes - Canada can and should do more. Balcony solar seems like such an easy win. Hopefully tariffs get dropped now that we’re talking to China again. And federal Liberals could force municipalities and provinces to reduce some of the red tape surrounding solar installations. Come on Canada, unlocking clean energy shouldn’t have to be a fight!

Solar panels can also help, as BC gets long sunny days when the reservoirs are low.

Shouldn’t job openings always trend upwards with increasing population?

This. The fossil fuel industry continues to overflow the tub with CO2, but instead of turning off the tap, we keep trying to invent a better sponge.

We need carbon taxes, tariffs on high-emitting countries and products, and support for adopting clean energy, clean transportation, and clean everything else. Lobbying and misinformation has made these actual solutions politically impossible to implement though, so we continue to waste resources on sponges.

But cars are useful.

It's also very recyclable, so big batteries that reach end of life can contribute back to the lithium supply.

Yes, tons of these in BC. My friend and several neighbours love theirs.

You just described the new Ramcharger.

What would be a legit reason to use these ATMs? A 24% exchange rate loss plus a service fee seems like it would discourage most honest users.

Was the IPO for a hydrogen company by any chance?

There’s no chance nature can adapt at the current rate of change. Eventually the rate will settle down and nature will catch up, but I expect a lot of pain and suffering in the meantime.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/2000%2B_...

If we’re looking at the car and energy industries, I think China has already won.

In my community, those parents occasionally get elected to the school board.

Husband of a hockey mom here. Yes, they do get the performance model. And even the long range dual motor models are silly quick.

I did the same calculation. Gravity energy storage is a joke. Came to similar conclusions when running numbers on hydrogen-powered vehicles.

Pumped hydro storage and flywheels are cool but ultimately battery storage, distributed everywhere, will win.

The real problem: if this technology is viable, it will immediately be attacked with disinformation campaigns (“but it kills dolphins!”), lobbying against it, government red tape, and tariffs.

Solar, wind, and storage can solve most of our energy needs, TODAY, but look at how it’s being treated.

I think it’s primarily BC and Ontario. And maybe a French version in Quebec.

archive.is link:

https://archive.is/20250709100525/https://www.nytimes.com/20...