Says exec of company that has objectively caused more environmental harm to the world than any others

  • bioemerl@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    It’s possible, but it’s not like technology halted in that time and there has been a big energy independence drive regardless of Reagan.

    The harsh truth is that we still need fossil fuels today.

    We’re probably going to need them for decades to come, even if we have massive green energy drives.

    • Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
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      11 months ago

      big energy independence drive

      This is a great weasel word. “Energy independence.” Like we’re going to hook cables up to George Washington and run on carbon-neutral Freedom Juice.™

      “Energy independence” still means using fossil fuels. Just maybe different ones like natural gas instead of coal. There’s less emissions, sure, but it’s not anything like what Carter envisioned: Solar power stations in LEO, beaming gigawatts of carbon neutral power down from space.