The fact that you believe renewable energy sources have no environmental impact demonstrates to me the need to no longer speak with you. My brain can take only so much ignorance and green washing is my line today.
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mriguy@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoI have no idea what you are trying to say. Batteries have an environmental impact, but so does fracking for natural gas. You have the impact up front making a battery, but charging it with renewables does not have continued environmental impact. But if you use gas, you’re going to have to use an awful lot of it over that time period to offset the clean power you’re able to use when you have a battery. And that gas has a very high environmental impact.
I didn’t say batteries have NO impact, but they have less impact than continually mining and burning fossil fuels.
SeaJ@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
They are using a strawman and trying to claim victory. They are not arguing in good faith.
mriguy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah, I think you’re right.