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Yes, he has said things that are very pro-renewable. Even his pro-coal stance is pro "clean" coal. A "clean" requirement for coal-based energy sources will effe

by jsight 10y ago

Yes, he has said things that are very pro-renewable. Even his pro-coal stance is pro "clean" coal. A "clean" requirement for coal-based energy sources will effectively make it less economically viable relative to other energy sources. Of course, he has also said some stupid things that are very anti-renewable when he has been in front of audiences that wanted to hear that (some parts of his base). Which Donald Trump is real Donald Trump? We will find out in time.

linkregister 10y ago
Forgive me for my skepticism, but "clean" coal is now the preferred nomenclature by most coal proponents, including those who have no intention of incurring a 30% efficiency tax on coal consumers. It is as meaningful as "natural" is on a food label.
DefaultUserHN 10y ago
>Which Donald Trump is real Donald Trump? The one that wants all forms of energy? Because that would make the most economic sense. Let the market compete.
- disordinary 10y ago
  The market only cares about profit, they don't care about the environment or the future beyond seeing growth in the next quarter.
- emp_zealoth 10y ago
  Letting market compete means dialing back the net metering, discounts, cashbacks and preferential treatment for renewables, which in turn means huge decrease of their allure, which in turn means less of renewables Not like I'm particularly sad, watching Germany fuck itself up so bad with renewables :/ (Price of electricy at least doubled), grid requires massive investments all the time (also, Germany had to decouple from Austria because they caused massive strain on countries in between due to volatility in Germany), the per year energy produced is still barely worth mentioning and the best part is, they effectively increased the emissions, since any energy intensive industry is long gone and relocated to China where it runs on coal PP with way lower emission standards
dragontamer 10y ago
> Yes, he has said things that are very pro-renewable. Even his pro-coal stance is pro "clean" coal. A "clean" requirement for coal-based energy sources will effectively make it less economically viable relative to other energy sources. How is removing regulations from the EPA going to focus on "clean" coal? Trump is going to remove regulations.

by jsight 10y ago

linkregister 10y ago

Forgive me for my skepticism, but "clean" coal is now the preferred nomenclature by most coal proponents, including those who have no intention of incurring a 30% efficiency tax on coal consumers. It is as meaningful as "natural" is on a food label.

DefaultUserHN 10y ago

>Which Donald Trump is real Donald Trump? The one that wants all forms of energy? Because that would make the most economic sense. Let the market compete.

disordinary 10y ago
The market only cares about profit, they don't care about the environment or the future beyond seeing growth in the next quarter.
emp_zealoth 10y ago
Letting market compete means dialing back the net metering, discounts, cashbacks and preferential treatment for renewables, which in turn means huge decrease of their allure, which in turn means less of renewables Not like I'm particularly sad, watching Germany fuck itself up so bad with renewables :/ (Price of electricy at least doubled), grid requires massive investments all the time (also, Germany had to decouple from Austria because they caused massive strain on countries in between due to volatility in Germany), the per year energy produced is still barely worth mentioning and the best part is, they effectively increased the emissions, since any energy intensive industry is long gone and relocated to China where it runs on coal PP with way lower emission standards

dragontamer 10y ago

> Yes, he has said things that are very pro-renewable. Even his pro-coal stance is pro "clean" coal. A "clean" requirement for coal-based energy sources will effectively make it less economically viable relative to other energy sources. How is removing regulations from the EPA going to focus on "clean" coal? Trump is going to remove regulations.