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Re:German riot police clear protesters for coal mine expansion by credit_guy on Sunday January 15, 2023 @06:53PM (#34394998)
> If emissions are reduced, emissions are not zero. That's the fundamental lie.

What are you trying to say here? That reducing emissions is not good? That only 100% reduction is good and anything less is bad? That's quite a strange point of view to have.

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Re:German riot police clear protesters for coal mine expansion by 0xy on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @12:56AM (#34409564)
If you market a product as renewable it is absolutely an egregious lie to forget to mention that the product requires the construction of gas plants which are not renewable.

Wind and solar are marketed and sold as emission-free. Meanwhile, while countries pat themselves on the back, they're building brand new gas plants.

'Renewables + gas' is not even close to emissions-free, especially not when Germany has gas plants firing literally 24 hours a day for the last year or more.

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