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POTUS 46.10: A New Hope

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The Sicatoka said:
We as a society have good ideas but seldom think them through end-to-end.
We are all about immediate gratification, be it not thinking through spent nuclear fuel or what to do with turbine blades.

I have no problem with wind or solar; my issue is lack of large scale energy storage (to get production and demand aligned) and lack of enough high-voltage continental interconnects*.


*MISO and SPP had energy (80% coal and nat-gas produced) for ERCOT during the Texas fiasco, but no way to get it there.
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We didn't think through oil, and all of the problems it has caused. Actual air pollution, water and ground pollution, and now effects of CO2.

Funny how that "normalized" destruction of the planet is ok.

Far, far, far fewer people have died from nuclear issue, even for the waste products compared to coal and oil. Far, far less of the environment has or will be harmed by turbine blades than oil and gas pollution.

Keep asking questions about totally different levels of impact on the earth.

And Texas was 100% self inflicted. Between not having robust transmission systems, not having robust power plants, and not being part of the national grid.

Interesting that your "concern" has found its voice once dumpy got out of office....
 
In terms of the budget and the economy- this is SO much better than a tax cut, especially one as directed as the previous one. Instead of just handing people spending money, the government will get something out of it- so I'm pretty optimistic about it.

Even with the noted problems of trash, making wind turbines in the US is a great thing to do. Good for jobs (so good for the economy) and good for the environment- no shipping pollution and real standards to make stuff here in the US; plus good for human rights- as there's some serious suspicion from china who they are using for labor for some of their emerging markets. The trash issue is tiny in comparison to the benefits.

A smart oil or coal worker should want to move to a considerably cleaner industry. One that's probably higher paying, too.

We need to do the same for solar panels and batteries.
 
The Sicatoka said:
lack of enough high-voltage continental interconnects*.


*MISO and SPP had energy (80% coal and nat-gas produced) for ERCOT during the Texas fiasco, but no way to get it there.
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I like how you throw enough terms around to sound authoritative while obscuring the real reason. But what else should we expect from someone as disingenuous as you.

Yes, ERCOT is an RTO just like the others you mentioned. But way to gloss over the fact that ERCOT specifically and intentionally chose to be is own independent grid so as to avoid those burdensome federal regulations. MISO and SPP are simply part of the overall eastern grid, hence why they are more interconnected.

The source of the power has nothing to do with anything in that fiasco. It was entirely because Texas is run by a bunch of selfish asshats and chose not to winterize anything.
 
And one thing I definitely heard toward my community was "we have your back," including undoing the horrible guidance of "how to spot a trans person" by the prior administration.
 
MissThundercat said:
And one thing I definitely heard toward my community was "we have your back," including undoing the horrible guidance of "how to spot a trans person" by the prior administration.
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Did the Trump Admin suggest grabbing them in the crotch? Follow the leader and all.
 
The Sicatoka said:
Show me where I said it was.
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You complain about turbine blade waste, but not about gas. Done.

Especially when the harms from oil is much worse than turbine blades.

Should we not worry about the worst impact? Your own state gets polluted every day thanks to fracking. But somehow turbine blades are so important that you bring it up instead... ok. got it.
 
MichVandal said:
You complain about turbine blade waste, but not about gas. Done.

Especially when the harms from oil is much worse than turbine blades.

Should we not worry about the worst impact? Your own state gets polluted every day thanks to fracking. But somehow turbine blades are so important that you bring it up instead... ok. got it.
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You're not wrong.
 
The Sicatoka said:
The Biden Administration wants to eliminate menthol cigarettes by 2022.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/menthol-cigarettes-biden-fda-ban/

Clearly they did not consult Dave Chappelle or get on his game show.
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I've never understood why menthols are even a thing, or why they sell well to black people (though I know Kool used to target advertising at them). They actually smell worse than regular cigs, which I didn't think was possible until I got a whiff. My genetically weak lungs can't imagine that the menthol makes it that much easier to inhale.
 
FadeToBlack&Gold said:
I've never understood why menthols are even a thing, or why they sell well to black people (though I know Kool used to target advertising at them). They actually smell worse than regular cigs, which I didn't think was possible until I got a whiff. My genetically weak lungs can't imagine that the menthol makes it that much easier to inhale.
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All of this. They are actually supposedly worse for you.
 
De-Nazification continues.

The Biden administration said Friday it has canceled border wall projects paid for with funds diverted from Defense Department accounts, a widely expected move that follows Biden’s decision to suspend construction activity on President Donald Trump’s signature project.

Trump diverted about $10 billion from military construction accounts and counternarcotics programs to pay for hundreds of miles of steel barriers along the Mexico border, an effort that Biden has denounced as wasteful and ineffective.

“The Department of Defense is proceeding with canceling all border barrier construction projects paid for with funds originally intended for other military missions and functions such as schools for military children, overseas military construction projects in partner nations, and the National Guard and Reserve equipment account,” Jamal Brown, deputy Pentagon spokesman, said in a statement. “Today’s action reflects this Administration’s continued commitment to defending our nation and supporting our service members and their families.”
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tl; dr: "Dear White Supremacists, Fuck you."
 
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