simonalkenmayer: adventuresinadulting:the-punk-prophet:solarpunkcast:mckitterick:trapqueenko
simonalkenmayer: adventuresinadulting: the-punk-prophet: solarpunkcast: mckitterick: trapqueenkoopa: aspiringwarriorlibrarian: greaseonmymouth: mllemusketeer: inushiek: deniedmysign: scarletgoldenthorn: fridjitzu: did-you-kno: Scientists invented fabric that makes electricity from motion and sunlight. To create the fabric, researchers at Georgia Tech wove together solar cell fibers with materials that generate power from movement. It could be used in “tents, curtains, or wearable garments,” meaning we’d virtually never be without power. Source Y'all are fucking idiots. Clean energy will NEVER be enough to replace the energy we have now. We’d have to tear down DOZENS of forests just to fit enough windmills and solar panels to get even a QUARTER (probably less, tbh) of the energy we can produce now. Yeah, sure, when they’ve already calculated that a few square miles of panels in the empty ass Arizona desert could power the whole nation. But ok, fracking and the diminishing petroleum supply is worlds better. Nevermind that windmills are often most efficient off the coast. There they take up no land, impact no trees, don’t pollute the water, and are conveniently located where winds are often strongest anyway. And solar panels can literally be built into roofs of buildings and in empty areas like deserts. The sun strikes the Earth with the same amount of energy in an hour that our civilization uses in a year. But yeah, it would be impossible for us to ever have enough energy from clean sources. Durr hurr technology is bad and I would rather light shit on fire than have clean energy I can also testify to the Arizona desert being empty ass. And the California desert. And the Nevada desert. also…no forests were cleared to make space for Denmark’s windmills and yet they regularly produce so much power that it covers almost all of the country’s power needs. Oh, and then there’s the times when the windmills generate 140% of Denmark’s power needs. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jul/10/denmark-wind-windfarm-power-exceed-electricity-demand Friendly reminder that oil pipelines are a scam. The fact that anyone can believe a limited amount of dinosaur oil is more plentiful and efficient than moving air or fucking sunlight is proof that entire populations can be completely brainwashed. And don’t forget wave and geothermal power. The best place to install solar? Parking lots! Here’s the Community Mercantile in LFK: Not only can it supply almost all the power needed for stores that build these, it also reduces ambient heating from the roasting pavement and keeps cars covered from the elements. Everyone wins! The ways we can produce sustainable, renewable energy grow by the year. There is zero reason to keep maintaining oil and natural gas industries! The only reason we still use fossil fuels is that rich people are selfish. The only reason we still use fossil fuels is that rich people are selfish. Ten years ago I invented a device that would not only store the kinetic energy from waves but also revitalize oceanic dead zones that had been depopulated by fishing. I pitched it to a representative from the DOE (dept of energy) and he told me “Well you’re asking all the right questions but it’s just impractical.” -- source link