Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-219 hours agoSo the problem with solar is that it bypasses economic rent seeking?hexbear.netimagemessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1199
arrow-up1199imageSo the problem with solar is that it bypasses economic rent seeking?hexbear.netYuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-219 hours agomessage-square76fedilink
minus-squarered_giant [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-213 hours agoHey I’m about to blow your mind: coal comes out of the fucking ground, often requiring mining!, and it can’t be recycled
minus-squareFreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 hours agoNo shit. Coal works at night though.
minus-squarered_giant [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-28 hours agoWhy did you make an inane comment about how solar panels aren’t recyclable and need to be mined then? It’s not a point worth making because the lifetime emissions of solar are insanely lower than coal, negligible in comparison. Yet you said solar panels aren’t recyclable and require mining so what were you trying to say? What did you mean by that?
minus-squareegg1918 [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·10 hours agoAustralia yet to discover batteries
Hey I’m about to blow your mind: coal comes out of the fucking ground, often requiring mining!, and it can’t be recycled
No shit. Coal works at night though.
Why did you make an inane comment about how solar panels aren’t recyclable and need to be mined then?
It’s not a point worth making because the lifetime emissions of solar are insanely lower than coal, negligible in comparison.
Yet you said solar panels aren’t recyclable and require mining so what were you trying to say? What did you mean by that?
Australia yet to discover batteries