I sure have questions about groundwater contamination, but it is a part of the puzzle being put together that somewhat “weds” competing technologies. Reuse of dormant well sites and a chance for skilled workers to utilize their talents are certainly pluses.
Where renewables and oil wells meet in the quest for long term energy storage… Kern County
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Wish it mattered. Actual energy policy from the GOP platform:
“We will DRILL, BABY, DRILL and we will become Energy Independent, and even Dominant again. The United States has more liquid gold under our feet than any other Nation, and it’s not even close. The Republican Party will harness that potential to power our future.”
Meanwhile, the latest Climate Insight Survey shows:
- Seventy-five percent of Americans believe the World’s temperature has increased over the past 100 years. A decrease of eight percent since 2020.
- Twenty-one percent of Americans consider climate change to be extremely important to them. This group comprises those who vote the issue—no significant change since 2020.
- Support for solar power fell by eight percent over the past ten years.
- Support for wind-powered electricity has dropped by 14 percent over the past decade.
- Sixty-seven percent of Americans trust climate scientists, which is a decrease of eight percent since 2020.
A Pew survey that was much larger and more recent showed:
That drop is fueled entirely by the GOP which saw support for solar drop by 20 percent and wind by 19 percent since Biden took office.
“It’s a new level of polarization on energy issues that we had not previously seen," said Pew associate research director, Alec Tyson
We're phucked.
