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OKIsItJustMe

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6. Non sequitur

Reply to NNadir (Reply #5)

Thu Nov 7, 2024, 08:37 PM

Nov 7

Increasing levels of atmospheric CO₂ while tragic, in no way invalidate renewable energy, any more than they invalidate fission.

They invalidate our political systems.

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Should the Phoenix Arise; the Bateman Equation and Wind Energy. [View all] NNadir Nov 6 OP

There is one good thing about wind energy and gay texan Nov 6 #1

Eric Idle on the cross. NNadir Nov 7 #4

Energy.gov U.S. Department of Energy Projects Strong Growth in U.S. Wind Power Sector OKIsItJustMe Nov 6 #2

I've been on DU for almost 22 years. If printed, I could fill a large box with all the soothsaying I've heard... NNadir Nov 7 #5

Non sequitur OKIsItJustMe Nov 7 #6

22 Years ago, you were a true believer in Nuclear Power OKIsItJustMe Nov 7 #7

Thank you for claiming that you know better than I do what I was thinking 22 years ago. NNadir Nov 7 #8

For 22 years, you've discounted anything and everything which was not nuclear fission. OKIsItJustMe Nov 7 #9

It's amusing to hear that there are people... NNadir Nov 8 #10

"Cult Thinking" OKIsItJustMe Nov 8 #11

There are no number times that idiotic videos purportedly about myths can be posted that can make 8 + 8 equal 30. NNadir Nov 8 #12

IEA: World Energy Outlook 2024 - Pathways for the energy mix OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #16

One can look at Table A.1.a on page 296 of the 2024 WEO to see how electricity is generated on this planet. NNadir Nov 9 #17

IEA: Solar and wind to lead growth of U.S. power generation for the next two years OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #19

Oh wow. More soothsaying. The unit of energy, as people should learn in high school, is the Joule, not the Watt. NNadir Nov 10 #26

More nonsense OKIsItJustMe Nov 11 #27

Really, the claim that the Watt is not a unit of energy is nonsense? NNadir Nov 11 #28

Global renewables: Pioneering the energy transition DW Documentary OKIsItJustMe Nov 6 #3

The "Energy Transition" is a fucking lie; it doesn't exist, and delusional videos can't make it exist. NNadir Nov 9 #13

As I have said from the beginning of my time on DU Finishline42 Nov 9 #14

Yes, I know very well what apologists for the German burning of coal in 2024 say. I hear it all the time. NNadir Nov 9 #15

Eurostat: Renewables take the lead in power generation in 2023 OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #20

IEA: CO2 emissions per capita in Germany OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #21

Wow!!!! We're saved!!!! Germany leads the world!!!!! Who cares if they're burning coal???? It's GREEN coal afterall. NNadir Nov 9 #22

"It's all ... bullshit with no connection to the reality, typical of the type, delusional and quite toxic." OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #23

The reality is, reported with references, that Germany is deindustrializing because of high energy prices. NNadir Nov 9 #24

Electricity prices in Germany rose because of fossil fuel prices (not renewables as you imply) OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #25

'Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels' - ? John ONeill Nov 9 #18