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The problem is so deep, even I don't understand it. All I can say is that when we can get Republicans to stop denying climate change, and work with Democrats on
by gwbas1c 5y ago
The problem is so deep, even I don't understand it. All I can say is that when we can get Republicans to stop denying climate change, and work with Democrats on the issue, they will figure out how to solve it very quickly.
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I went to a debate between a well-established Republican, Randy Hunt, (who was rumored to replace Senator Warren if she was picked for VP,) and a first-time running Democrat.
The Democrat's response to climate change was to just put solar panels all over the place. He had no knowledge about how we need to store energy for when the sun goes down; no knowledge about how there's more sunlight in the summer, but we need more energy in the winter, ect, ect.
Randy spoke about working with MIT for energy storage, and promoted a local project to build the USA's largest offshore windfarm.
Even though I'm a D, I voted for Randy. When the D's supporters knocked on my door, I told them straight up that I live in a carbon neutral home, drive two electric cars, and that Randy (the R) understood how to battle climate change much more than their candidate.
But even worse, a year later I met some of the D's friends. They had no clue about how renewable energy works, and couldn't comprehend why I'd vote against a D. I tried to point out why you just can't put solar panels everywhere, but their eyes glazed over.
- civilized 5y agoMakes sense at one level, but I wonder if partisan voting patterns overwhelm the potential positive contribution of any one Republican. I genuinely don't know here.
- gwbas1c 5y agoI wonder how Ted Cruz and other Texan politicians are going to behave with Tesla in their state? One thing I noticed in their Cyber Rodeo is that Elon said, "sustainable energy" and never mentioned "climate change."