solo@slrpnk.net to Green Energy@slrpnk.netEnglish · 7 days agoChicago keeps its New Year's resolution: All city buildings now use 100 percent clean powergrist.orgexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1240arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1237arrow-down1external-linkChicago keeps its New Year's resolution: All city buildings now use 100 percent clean powergrist.orgsolo@slrpnk.net to Green Energy@slrpnk.netEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
To achieve its climate goals, the city helped finance the largest solar farm east of the Mississippi River.
minus-squaresj_zero@lotide.fbxl.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down40·7 days agoOh yah? Pretty cool running all the heat on solar at night in January.
minus-squarecron@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·7 days ago City officials plan to cover the remaining 30 percent through the purchase of renewable energy credits. Provably powered by water and wind at night.
minus-squaresj_zero@lotide.fbxl.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down11·7 days agoAh, so it’s powered by coal, natural gas, and bullshit & lies.
minus-squaresj_zero@lotide.fbxl.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoHow exactly are you going to progress if you’re just being lied to all the time? Hey great news, my house is 100% renewable now. (I didn’t change the damn thing, and oh by the way I just forgot to mention this that I heat my home with natural gas)
minus-squarecron@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 days agoEven if it would be 30% oil & gas, thats still a massive improvement.
minus-squaredance_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 days agoA major US city is running on renewables and taking stress off the national grid only during the daytime still sounds like a win for me.
minus-squareJohnDClaylinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 days agoNuclear, Illinois is over half nuclear. Great for base load.
minus-squaresj_zero@lotide.fbxl.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoYes actually, it’s almost humorous that they’ve made good changes alongside the stuff that’s just meant to give people who aren’t paying any attention warm fuzzy feelings.
Oh yah?
Pretty cool running all the heat on solar at night in January.
Provably powered by water and wind at night.
Ah, so it’s powered by coal, natural gas, and bullshit & lies.
Progress over perfection.
How exactly are you going to progress if you’re just being lied to all the time?
Hey great news, my house is 100% renewable now.
(I didn’t change the damn thing, and oh by the way I just forgot to mention this that I heat my home with natural gas)
Even if it would be 30% oil & gas, thats still a massive improvement.
A major US city is running on renewables and taking stress off the national grid only during the daytime still sounds like a win for me.
Nuclear, Illinois is over half nuclear. Great for base load.
Yes actually, it’s almost humorous that they’ve made good changes alongside the stuff that’s just meant to give people who aren’t paying any attention warm fuzzy feelings.
You tried