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andrizella t1_itbfor0 wrote

Maybe now the US will get serious about alternative energy?

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TheDadThatGrills t1_itbk1c4 wrote

Have you been living under a rock? https://electrek.co/2022/08/25/us-renewables-first-half-2022/

Our alternative energy usage has been improving at an incredible rate. It was 20% last year, 25% this year.

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andrizella t1_itbp3vm wrote

Getting better far too slowly. It's like pulling teeth.

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TheDadThatGrills t1_itbpc1q wrote

Compared to who? Slowly for your expectations but a global leader (2nd) in the area...

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wawa2563 t1_itetkl6 wrote

It took a hundred years to get where we are, the transition is moving at an incredible pace.

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Dragonpuke56 t1_itbhhs1 wrote

Not if the stocks are still making them money. Only when everyone else is on alternative and the value tanks will US get serious.

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willowmarie27 t1_itc5lqr wrote

The high prices don't seem to take cars off the road. Still traffic everywhere.

One would think we would at least start seeing more fuel efficient Cars on the road. Nope, still big trucks.

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3klipse t1_itdpu08 wrote

Have you seen car prices? Cheaper to keep what you have and pay more for gas than it is to buy a new car.

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willowmarie27 t1_itedu89 wrote

Dunno, I am paying my car payments with the money I am saving for gas, and having left over.

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