Comment on Chicago keeps its New Year's resolution: All city buildings now use 100 percent clean power

sj_zero ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• cron@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  City officials plan to cover the remaining 30 percent through the purchase of renewable energy credits.

  Provably powered by water and wind at night.

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  • sj_zero ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Ah, so it's powered by coal, natural gas, and bullshit & lies.

    • ChillPenguin@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Progress over perfection.

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      • sj_zero ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        How exactly are you going to progress if you're just being lied to all the time?

        Hey great news, my house is 100% renewable now.

        (I didn't change the damn thing, and oh by the way I just forgot to mention this that I heat my home with natural gas)
    • cron@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Even if it would be 30% oil & gas, thats still a massive improvement.

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• dance_ninja@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  A major US city is running on renewables and taking stress off the national grid only during the daytime still sounds like a win for me.

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• JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Nuclear, Illinois is over half nuclear. Great for base load.

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  • sj_zero ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yes actually, it's almost humorous that they've made good changes alongside the stuff that's just meant to give people who aren't paying any attention warm fuzzy feelings.
• Voyajer@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You tried

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