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 […]
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.
@yogthos Needs to be far more focus on using less energy, in a variety of established but neglected ways (eg such as more public transport)
Completely agree, that’s the elephant in the room.