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> Renewables alone have powered the Uruguayan economy for nearly four straight months. Not even the title is misleading, the first sentence of the article as w
by cies 3y ago
> Renewables alone have powered the Uruguayan economy for nearly four straight months.
Not even the title is misleading, the first sentence of the article as well.
"the Uruguayan economy" includes mobility (cars, planes), industry, heating of homes.
If this is the way we want to promote renewables, by straight up lying, we are merely deceiving ourselves.
- lynx23 3y agoFact is, everyone is subtly (and sometimes not so subtly) lying. The right is lying to the left, and the left is lying to the right. If I learnt anything from COVID-19, nobody can be trusted, no matter where they stand.
- mrangle 3y agoIt's self-deceptive to think that significant renewable use can be anything except lies. The only question is what end of the conversational spectrum are the lies offloaded? Potential for energy supply parity with non-renewables? Population life support (the third rail)?. True carbon math vs the feel-good type? Or like you note, actual renewable energy implementation in contrast with what is purported? Expect a shuffle, with a multi-agenda authoritarian streak under all. When "save group x" loses its political appeal generally, toward justifying politics, then "save the Earth" is an emotionally attractive and infinitely "renewable" excuse for acting anti-democratically.