You are being misled about renewable energy technology. via Technology Connections

I know my dad has given me this information in bits over the years, but this video was recommended to me recently as a great overview and it did not disappoint. I really recommend it, even though it is long! It’s getting me energized to help with a new project.

This video gives ammunition and enthusiasm to combat the entrenched and idiotic bias to oil-energy consumption in the US. I watched it in 15-minute chunks while feeding the baby and each section is different and beneficial.

He breaks down the state of energy production and consumption (both non-renewable and renewable) in the US as we begin the second quarter of this 21st century, proving that renewable energy (especially solar energy) is unequivocally the best option for almost every use case. He breaks down how we can make that happen. He talks about land use. He explains battery recycling and materials usage. There are answers to everything.

And then the final 25 minutes or so turns into appropriate, emphatic, fist-slamming emotional energy about how the partisan politics are preventing us from having this beautiful, cheap, safe energy TODAY! It’s not a future-maybe, it’s a present reality that is being denied!

Also, this guy is from Chicago and, boy, do I love midwesterners. Just so practical.