False beliefs about renewable energy are harming the environment. I say this as someone who championed renewable energy for over two decades—first as executive director of a green building non-profit, then as CEO of a consulting firm specializing in clean energy, and most recently as founder of a cleantech startup. I thought my efforts were […]
      • matthew sidford
        2•1 year ago

        @Austin_Skeldon I really don’t know these specialist facts and figures but i share your skepticism about the piece. There is remarkably little focus on the peril of climate change in article too. Fossil fuel industry shill???

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
      0•1 year ago

      There aren’t any silver bullets for the energy problem. As the link @Austin_Skeldon@lemmy.ml provided explains, solar can be made better by recycling, but it is important to focus on lifetime cost, and the immediate impact since we’re in an environmental crisis right now.