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I think the latter is definitely not true. We already are around 37% clean energy in the US already. In many states, the number is already over 50%. Especially

I think the latter is definitely not true. We already are around 37% clean energy in the US already. In many states, the number is already over 50%. Especially with storage, we have a fairly easy path to getting most, or even the vast majority of our electricity from clean sources. (Including nuclear under “clean sources,” too, because while it isn’t intermittent, it also isn’t really dispatchable so it also benefits from storage.)

beenBoutIT 8y ago
Outside of compressed air or springs there isn't currently a clean way of storing power. Batteries are the plastic trash bags of the future and the massive problems they're causing won't cause an uproar until we can see it from outer space, just like the trash island.
- imtringued 8y ago
  Recovering 95% of the economically valuable materials [0] used in batteries is pretty much a solved problem. Using plastics and other low value materials might ruin that number but there is no reason why governments can't mandate to build batteries that can be easily recycled. [0] https://www.audiworld.com/articles/new-power-from-old-cells-audi-and-umicore-develop-closed-loop-battery-recycling/ https://www.audiworld.com/articles/new-power-from-old-cells-...