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in2herbs

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4. Someone posted an article on DU the other day about an alternative way to

Reply to Finishline42 (Original post)

Sun Jul 17, 2022, 11:37 AM

Jul 2022

finance green energy and one of the suggestions was through savings bonds, akin to war bonds. Of course the green energy would have to be strictly defined and regulated but I can visualize it as a way to get around Manchinema and the Rs who are in climate denial. Doing the most we can NOW with wind, solar and geo, to minimize use of electric grids that depend on fossil fuels to run 24-hours/day while building towards a more sustainable energy source is how we should be thinking, IMO.

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No Need for 'Miracle Technologies' to Rapidly Decarbonize Energy [View all] Finishline42 Jul 2022 OP

I think it an overzealous analysis, but the reduction in carbon will be exponential bucolic_frolic Jul 2022 #1

The only problem I can see is... will the big oil and gas giants of the world allow it? mitch96 Jul 2022 #2

It is a nice pipe dream but we have a global oligarchy that are an impediment to accomplishing it. CentralMass Jul 2022 #3

Someone posted an article on DU the other day about an alternative way to in2herbs Jul 2022 #4