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Discussion of climate, how it is changing, activism around that, the politics, and the energy systems change we need in order to stabilize things.

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Gas imports or solar panels? (media.piefed.zip)

submitted 8 months ago by inari@piefed.zip to c/climate@slrpnk.net

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[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, I know. That's why driving electrons around the country isn't any better.

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[–] budget_biochemist@slrpnk.net 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

You don't need to drive electrons around constantly - just drive the panels there once and you have power there for 20 years.

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[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago

Michigan is cloudy or overcast most of the winter. It's a lake-effect thing, it starts once you get over the border from Indiana. Why use panels 4 or 5 months out of the year?

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