This article is reductive to the point of uselessness. By this logic, burning human bodies for steam power would count as solar because we are all star dust.
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Obvs we need to move towards renewable energy, but let's be specific about our terms: solar energy and wind energy are not the same thing. Both are renewable but no, wind is not solar, despite their argument that solar energy "causes" wind. It's a nitpick sure but a weird thing to state in the article.
Ya, by that logic oil is solar energy too because the ancient algae photosynthesized to grow before it died and was converted into oil. Ridiculous! Nuclear energy is solar because the uranium was formed in a supernova!
It’s a nitpick sure but a weird thing to state in the article.
I agree with both points in this sentence. I appreciate your feedback. The author cold have elaborated on that point more but it's such a minor part of the article and I'm surprised to see people focusing only on that one line and some being outraged by it. That one line seems a bit negligible to the larger points presented in my opinion.
Oh agreed 100%, people tend to speak up more about a perceived error than the rest of the article they would otherwise agree with. It's like that meme about how it's easier to get a correct answer on the Internet by first posting an incorrect one, heh.
Actually geothermal may give it a run for its money especially with the laser drills. Its sorta the ideal heating/cooling and baseload to pair with solar.
You know this is over blown since "only" is used. Sure important. Not only.
solar – including wind, which captures the sun’s energy through a different mechanism
This is the world's biggest reach...
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