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Re:Renewables supplied 65% of new US utility-scale generatin... by ZeroGravitas on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @04:44PM (#35967500)
Just to be sure, you know you're not supposed to eat them, right?

I hope you're referring to the strangely popular misinformation that claims fossil fuels are a necessary component of fertilizer, which they aren't.

But if they were, it would be yet another good reason not to burn them to generate electricity when we have alternatives that are cheaper and cleaner.

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Re:Renewables supplied 65% of new US utility-scale generatin... by PM_me_your_math on Friday May 19, 2023 @10:12AM (#36002198)
What a stupid thing to say. Of course these fuels are not edible. Back in the real world, 99% of global logistics, agriculture, and transportation rely on diesel and fuel oil. Baseline power generation requires fossil fuels.

It is too bad people can't eat your self-serving arrogance. We'd solve world hunger for 10,000 years.

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