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Not at all! The US has killed government support for non-fossil-fuel energy sources. At the same time they have ramped up support for energy-hungry crypto centers and ai processor farms. So they are going to need energy. Oil simply cannot supply it all. Enter Canada; after promoting investment in solar and wind generation, mega watts of electricity are available for export!
dont get me wrong, i support renewables. and canadas place as a potential leader in green energy. However your statement that climate change is "(fake)" threw me for a loop.
it reads like a sarcastic statement, or something that was humorously misinformed on purpose, as a joke or something. im a bit on the spectrum, so sarcasm is hard to detect for me, from time to time.
if its what you choose to believe, then i dont think throwing data your way would dissuade you from thinking otherwise, at this point. it really doesnt matter either way. having you think one way or another changes nothing when it comes to climate collapse. the data suggests that its far too late to make a difference as far as stopping or reversing it, and all we can do now is focus on adaptation.
im not sure if you are younger, or older. but based on general ages on this app, i can assume you are young enough to witness it for yourself in time, no matter where you live.
keep up the renewables grind though, thats something i can respect.
I thought my use of fake to characterize climate change might be misinterpreted, but I couldn’t see a way to succinctly indicate that I wasn’t really aiming for sarcasm, nor that I believe it’s real. I’m sorry that it wasn’t very clear that I was just saying those who support fossil fuel energy production often also believe that climate change is fake.
I really believe that fossil fuels are making the world a harder place for humans to inhabit and that we should refocus our energy acquisition systems onclean and renewable energy because the US recently rescinded or stopped all support of clean energy. I see an opportunity for Canada to provide energy to USA. I believe that without those additional energy sources, they will lack enough energy to power their economy to the place where they want to be i.e. in control of Crypto and AI. Having the exportable energy to meet those needs will give Canada important leverage to prevent international conflict over energy.
Even though, or perhaps because, I’m old enough to remember what things were like when I was a child and a young adult. When I compare the climate I experience now to how I remember it then, it is clear to me that climate is definitely changing and warming. So I’m not completely bug-fuck crazy. I think.