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Great article. We definitely need to catch up on the renewable energy side of things.
From another perspective, the U.S. does have the company that currently makes EVs with the greatest range worldwide. Anyone guess which company that is? :biggrin:
For me, it's simple. It's easier and much cheaper to frack and destroy our county right now than it is to explore alternatives-which makes no sense to me at all. Unfortunate but true and it kills me. The Saudi strategy of trying to collapse our fracking industry for their own gains through lower oil prices might just have worked, ignoring other market factors, asbutwe have seen them raise 30% in the last month or so. So they were wrong on that one
And sorry to be a hawk, but I think we should let those countries exhaust their oil reserves as quickly as possible. Not only will it spur alternatives, it will take away all the leverage of the mean people over there that hate us, but depend COMPLETELY on our demand. We might actually begin to see some sort of lessening of all the death we see now. I would hope.
Not that I have an opinion...
Simplifying and adjusting...For me, it's simple. It's easier and much cheaper to frack ... right now than it is to explore alternatives-which makes no sense to me at all.
Research is more expensive until discoveries are made and methodologies refined.brianman said:It's easier and much cheaper to use a known technology than to explore alternatives-which makes total sense to me.
Progress is uneven, at best. Here's a map of states by renewable energy portfolio standard:The great news for the USA is that we have turned the tide already. It is just that we are so far behind in the renewable energy aspect it will take some time for it to be recognized. From 2013-2014, the new electricity generation came from a majority of wind and solar power!!
Pennsylvania's pent up demand is about to start flowing and it'll be the domestic solar story of the next few years IMO. We are miles behind everyone else, but now have a fully on board governor who is essentially a lock for two terms. If you thought New Jersey was installing a lot, PA should surpass their pace by quite a bit over the next three years.Progress is uneven, at best.
So USA... France just raised you one: France decrees new rooftops must be covered in plants or solar panels | World news | The Guardian
"Check" France (but not near check mate yet).
This is very progressive legislation. France has always had a different view on energy than much of the rest of Europe. Despite having Total (one of the largest oil corps. of the world) they were never that in love With oil (only the Money I Guess) and they have always had a high % of nuclear in the energy mix, for example. So it's only natural that they are progressing naturally in to the solar economy, without struggle but rather with logic.