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Re:Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and... by MarceliusK on Thursday January 15, 2026 @08:43AM (#46632422)
The rhetoric around "energy independence" always sounded like it was pointing exactly toward renewables, and it's hard not to see the missed opportunity in hindsight
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Re:Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and... by specialist on Thursday January 15, 2026 @12:20PM (#46635888)
I vividly recall an episode of Dallas where Bobby was rationalizing to his brother JR about investing in renewables.

For a brief window of time our consensus for decarbonization extended all the way to (the most) popular media.

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Re:Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and... by x0b4dc0d3 on Thursday January 15, 2026 @07:51PM (#46641659)
Can’t power the military with renewables. Need nuclear and fossil fuels for that. One doesn’t want to be dependent on foreign nations to power their military.
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Re:Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and... by _aavaa_ on Friday January 16, 2026 @01:18PM (#46649825)
What are you talking about? Renewables don't require fuels, unlike the fossil fuels that the US has invaded several countries for (most recently taking actions against another country just this month).
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