Good news. Why throw taxpayer money at lousy technology?

#5 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

It's not lousy. It saves me thousands of dollars every year.

So Great. No subsidies for renewable energy. Fine.

Now do fossils fuels.

BTW- Thanks for reminding me. I need to clean my panels. I can increase my production by about 2% just by cleaning them.

The pollen was really bad this year.

You'd be going with the wrong thing.

Actually. I would be being sarcastic and making fun of oneNuts stupidity.

And ENERGY PRODUCTION is part of our national security. Which includes renewables and gas and oil.

That no where near match the energy produced by oil and gas.

#21 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

While that is true it does make renewables any less important.

22% of Americans energy production is renewables. 28% percent total global production.

28% of global production is pretty significant.

In most countries, photovoltaic solar or onshore wind are the cheapest new-build electricity.

I'd say that the sudden removal of 22% of America's energy production would create a national crisis.

Very doubtful there will be a removal, and they will continue to produce power.

#26 | POSTED BY MSGT

Which, of course, is not the point.

The point being that renewables are also now also a national security concern (we cannot do without them) being as how now a quarter of our energy needs is being produced by renewables and they are also reducing the cost of fossil fuels and extending our supplies and reducing our reliance on them (being as how fossil fuels are not renewable).

Private companies are more than welcome to develop and build green energy initiatives like wind, solar, nuclear and geothermal, just not with ten federal taxpayers dime.

Like I said. Ok fine.

Now do fossil fuels.

How about we stop subsidizing big oil to the tune of $757 billion dollars?

No? Why not? Let the private companies cover those subsidized costs. Right?

Fossil fuels generate net taxes even after subsidies. Wind and solar do not.

Yeah that's BS. And you know it. The government has always picked winners and losers.

Be honest. Just admit it.

Trumpy don't like renewables. They don't contribute enough money that he can skim off of.

It's THE ONLY reason.

Nothing else makes sense.

Run all branches of the armed forces off of it then.

#32 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRD

I already know that the U.S. Marine Corps utilizes solar power in various ways, both on bases and in the field, to enhance energy independence, reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and improve operational capabilities. They employ solar panels and related technologies to power equipment, reduce fuel consumption, and increase the efficiency and mobility of their operations. And I bet other branches do as well.

And. Yes we know tanks can't run in batteries (yet) and airplanes can't run on solar (yet). But our subs and aircraft carriers do run on nuclear. Which is also a renewable energy source. Just not one of our most favorite or safe renewables.

Anytime you can produce alternative energy AND save money on fossil fuels you are increasing your national security.

The Department of Defense (DOD) has invested millions of dollars in alternative fuels, primarily biofuels, to reduce its reliance on petroleum. From fiscal years 2007 through 2014, the DOD purchased roughly 2.0 million gallons of alternative fuels at a cost of about $58.6 million, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). This contrasts with their purchase of approximately 32.0 billion gallons of petroleum fuel during the same period, at a cost of about $107.2 billion.

"How the Pentagon Secretly Sparked America's Clean Energy Boom"

We will NOT be having any of that in Trumplandia.

Thanks America!

wide scale Solar is a joke

#13 | Posted by Maverick

Oh and BTW-

All energy (except nuclear and geothermal) is solar and ultimately comes from the sun. And an argument could be made that even nuclear and thermal ultimately exist because of the sun.

We are just trying to cut out the middle men.