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> subsidizing renewables Except this isn't happening. Oil is subsidised (and not just by the constant action for the last 50 years to keep oil flowing from the

by iso1631 3mo ago

> subsidizing renewables Except this isn't happening. Oil is subsidised (and not just by the constant action for the last 50 years to keep oil flowing from the middle east), and has been for decades. Even coal is subsidised in the US Renewables are increasingly banned in the US. I agree the nonsense about the tree botherers saying "we need to be vegetarian and use no more than 1kWh a day of energy" are twats that do more harm than good, but the US specifically has an agenda against renewable energy, presumably because it's not the subscription model that the US loves. You buy your solar panel and it works for decades. You buy a gallon of gas and you're back the next day to buy it again.

greggoB 3mo ago
> we need to be vegetarian In my experience it's been vegan even :P And yes, agreed, this is indeed counterproductive virtue signalling.
- iso1631 3mo ago
  Even then you get complaints "oh you use almond milk, that's terrible you should use soya" "oh you use soya, that's terrible you should drink black tea" "oh you're having tea, how dare you continue plantation slavery"