I agree. And I don’t have the answers, but the unconsidered or unintended environmental impacts of green energy really irk me.

Perhaps it’s that we’ve resorted to accepting these huge infrastructure projects to create green energy instead of considering how to reduce energy consumption or not considering how we could implement on a smaller scale (ie. solar on every roof), but yeah. I feel ya.

No. Those are all correct.

Whirlygigs pose significant threats to the environment in a few ways:

It's nearly impossible to recycle the blades when they break or the rest of the system wears out.

The lubricants used are some of the most toxic substances that are "out in the wild" these days, and are acutely toxic, so, when the gear box leaks, you have that stuff in your water or soil.

Many designs NEED GRID POWER TO FUNCTION! this means that if the grid goes down, they need to have a generator to run or they can't output any power on their own.

The baseline power issue is very hard to overcome without massive energy storage systems. If you aren't in an area that is conducive to pumped hydro, there are not very many ways to store the surplus energy that is typically generated by solar and wind. California has this issue. It's wasteful in different ways. It can destabilize the grid to have too much power input.

China, India, and Japan can't afford to go green if they want to keep expanding their industrial capabilites. China and India know that coal is the cheapest way to generate power, currently. Japan has been trying to eliminate nuclear for decades.

I don't know much about Korea in this context.

We're forgoing industry. They're all moving next door, where there are nuclear power plants.

Meme wars it is then, what a moron ! 😂 nostr:note1965jgl2f6833cwd3acw63q7vpd22jn3z49xpl3ktphj6rm7wcp4snxctcz

Aside from cutting down trees, there are a kit of benefits to solar farms.

However, if you're clear-cutting forests or covering former farm land with solar... I think that's a loosing game in the long run.

I agree with Stella that solar farms are generally better than big whirlygigs in many ways.

Typical Bavarian field, nowadays.

Still better than windmills.

I love solar. I have it on the roof of my house and it allows me to generate my own power rather than relying on someone else. Rooftop solar is definitely the way to go for resiliency and decentralized power, but big solar farms like this are still better than a ton of other grid power options out there.

Anyone who is not completely broke is sus, I guess.

In the 1890s, the Congo state (controlled by Belgium) allowed the companies to maneuver almost entirely freely, which resulted in various atrocities, including the amputation of hands as punishment for those who refused to collect rubber.

Good morning nostr, i'll be going to a friend's house this morning, to see if i can help her get rid of some old shitcoins she has. She wants to exchange for btc, which is great. One of the coins is Cardano, which she mentioned is staked. I have no clue if that will be a problem in trying to exchange for btc, but i'll look at. After that, she wants to move her btc into cold storage with a coldcard, so that i can help with. Finally, i'll help her get her seedphrase on metal. She offered to pay me for my time, which i declined because i'm happy to help her get on the right track. But we'll be meeting with a couple other friends for lunch and she wants to pay for my lunch. I should have time this afternoon to putter in the garden for a while, so its all good. Yall have a great Wednesday nostr friends. #coffeechain #grownostr #friends

Good morning ✌️🧡

That's so frustrating, isn't it? Geez.

#TheRogueBatch #nostr

#Bitcoin #coffeechain #grownostr 2nd #coffee

SimpleX is great.

It needs the option of adding a private name/nickname to a user profile.

If there are 40 users named #dan , I want to be able to put my own marker on them so I can tell them apart.

But still not dox them to other users.