Someone explain to me green energy

[apathy]

Okay maybe I wasn't there when the Kool-Aid was passed out, but how is it environmentally friendly to cut down beautiful forests near where I live to make way for monstrous wind turbines that don't work half-the-time and kill eagles the rest of the time.

How am I being good to the environment for recycling plastic instead of putting it in a landfill, when 80% of the cr@p can't be recycled, and ends up shipped off to a foreign country, where they eventually dump it in the Pacific Ocean?

Am I green for demanding renewables and electric cars when they are toxic, can't be recycled and force some child into slave labour to mine for the rare Earth elements to make them?

Why is solar energy considered green when the sun is fusing up its hydrogen reserves in doing so? And will eventually destroy the inner solar system in 5 billion years when it becomes a Red Giant star. Destruction on a cosmic scale sounds pretty green to me.

I think the planet has never been worse off since we started caring for it...

[WhiteKnight77]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Ulfrinn:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Sir Seanicus, Esq.:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLQvW01d9_w

lol
lmao

So they've actually been wasting energy, taking energy from the rust of us, just to turn what amounts to a giant pedestal fan? How people still trust the companies pushing this? There has to be elite levels of cognitive dissonance at play.

I have one word for this. Ouch.

[mimizukari]

Green energy is a term that refers to any type of energy that is generated from natural resources, such as sunlight, wind, water, or geothermal heat. Unlike fossil fuels, green energy sources do not emit greenhouse gases or pollutants that harm the environment and contribute to climate change. Green energy sources are also renewable, meaning they can be replenished by nature and will not run out.

There are many types of green energy, such as solar power, wind power, hydropower, biomass, and tidal energy. Each of these types works in different ways to capture and convert the natural energy into electricity or heat. For example, solar power uses photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity, while wind power uses turbines to harness the kinetic energy of the wind. Hydropower uses dams or turbines to exploit the potential energy of flowing water, while biomass uses organic matter from plants or animals to produce heat or electricity. Tidal energy uses the movement of the ocean tides to generate electricity.

Green energy has many benefits for society and the planet. It can reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and increase our energy security and diversity. It can also create new jobs and economic opportunities in the green energy sector. Most importantly, it can help us mitigate the effects of global warming and protect our environment for future generations.

TL;DR: I hate green energy and I want gas-powered cars back.

[WhiteKnight77]

Oprindeligt skrevet af mochikaeru:

*snip*

TL;DR: I hate green energy and I want gas-powered cars back.

Classic.

[Birds]

"We waste energy on purpose just to drive the price of energy up. Maybe we should stop."

except over time it has become a mockery of itself, because the people in charge of marketing, enacting, and ultimately implementing it are the people who profit from wasting energy.