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OKIsItJustMe

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13. Preaching to the choir here...

Reply to Caribbeans (Reply #12)

Sun Jul 23, 2023, 09:42 PM

Jul 2023

I was all in on fighting the “Greenhouse Effect” when I learned about it in the early 70’s.

Jimmy Carter had solar panels put on the roof of the White House.

and Ronald Reagan had them taken down:
The forgotten story of Jimmy Carter’s White House solar panels

Jimmy Carter established the Department of Energy and National Research Labs to pursue renewable energy sources for the 21st century, and Ronald Reagan cut their budgets by about 90%.

NREL: Laboratory History

We could have done it, we chose not to.

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India's first Hydrogen Fuel Cell Intercity Luxury Coach Unveiled [View all] Caribbeans Jul 2023 OP

America is not far behind! Will catch up here also! Lot of races starting from behind though. Alexander Of Assyria Jul 2023 #1

reigning in out of control population growth would be more beneficial than hydrogen busses nt msongs Jul 2023 #18

Might want to do a little research... OKIsItJustMe Jul 2023 #19

It's not out of control, another myth that won't die...arms control did. Alexander Of Assyria Jul 2023 #23

Stop the presses, there's A LUXURY BUS in India that's hydrogen powered, WHOA! Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2023 #2

About those vast reservoirs... Think. Again. Jul 2023 #4

Uh huh ... Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2023 #5

I understand... Think. Again. Jul 2023 #7

"We've known we could burn hydrogen as fuel for a real, real long time" Caribbeans Jul 2023 #11

Batteries work for "diurnal storage" (i.e. solar at night) OKIsItJustMe Jul 2023 #8

ok, let's do it! Think. Again. Jul 2023 #9

Read through the plan OKIsItJustMe Jul 2023 #10

"It's just too much work!" Caribbeans Jul 2023 #12

Preaching to the choir here... OKIsItJustMe Jul 2023 #13

Has anyone asked Biden... Think. Again. Jul 2023 #14

The truth about those panels is... OKIsItJustMe Jul 2023 #15

Barack Obama had new panels installed in 2013 OKIsItJustMe Jul 2023 #16

Thank You! Think. Again. Jul 2023 #17

The point of the article is how far the West is behind in new technologies, clinging to fossil. Alexander Of Assyria Jul 2023 #24

Hydrogen IS clinging to fossil. NNadir Jul 2023 #27

If One ignores green hydrogen all arguments are facile. Alexander Of Assyria Jul 2023 #28

Soothsaying is not reality. NNadir Jul 2023 #29

As for batteries, the literature suggests that on most US grids... NNadir Jul 2023 #30

Car manufacturers, all except Toyota, are spending billions and billions, they all wrong? Or you? Alexander Of Assyria Jul 2023 #31

Their business is selling stuff, not environmental protection. NNadir Jul 2023 #32

The point of the article is how far the West is behind in new technologies, clinging to fossil. Alexander Of Assyria Jul 2023 #25

👇👇👇👁️👁️ Goonch Jul 2023 #3

India has almost more highly skied scientists than America has guns. Alexander Of Assyria Jul 2023 #26

Nikola is building hydrogen fuel cell semi trucks Beachnutt Jul 2023 #6

India, less than any other country on Earth, can least afford this fossil fuel wasting scam. NNadir Jul 2023 #20

You're wrong again... Think. Again. Jul 2023 #21

Here's this... note that "Green Hydrogen" produces no CO2... Think. Again. Jul 2023 #22