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Strong rec mempko · 2020-04 · on “Our data centers now work harder when the sun shines and wind blows”

Everyone wanting to really understand what is going on with the new green economy and these platitudes should watch Michael Moore's nee documentary he just released free on YouTube called Planet of the Humans. [this video]

Strong rec largolagrande · 2020-09 · on “ZEROe: Hydrogen-hybrid aircraft concept”

> A lot of cheap solar energy, from the best location. I recommend that you watch the "Planet of the Humans" documentary to understand why there is no cheap solar energy, no so-called "green" energies: [this video] So there will never be any "green" planes, no matter if they use hydrogen or kerosen. Since the minimum required amount of energy to fly from point A to point B with N passengers will always be the same.

Strong rec largolagrande · 2020-09 · on “ZEROe: Hydrogen-hybrid aircraft concept”

I recommend that you watch the "Planet of The Humans" documentary to understand why there is no cheap or green energy: [this video]

Strong rec hjek · 2020-10 · on “A toxic, nightmarish lake created by our thirst for tech”

> Are there serious research about how much this "green" tech is actually greener or not? The Michael Moore produced documentary Planet of the Humans[0] tries to answer that question. Strongly recommended. [0]: [this video]

Recommends m463 · 2020-05 · on “Solar’s Future is Insanely Cheap”

also, solar might not be solar. "Utility scale solar" is ambiguous and can mean solar thermal or pv solar. I think solar thermal might be a completely different animal that is not long-lived and not clean. It might be a similar situation to where "renewable power" turns out to me mostly burning garbage or burning trees. This documentary might be a little biased but also have some interesting insights: [this video]

Recommends acidburnNSA · 2020-08 · on “Solar panels are starting to die, leaving behind toxic trash”

The Moore Documentary got lots of flack but does raise some pretty good points, particularly about combustion of biofuel. You can see the whole thing here: [this video] I disagree with the movie's conclusion, which seems identical to yours. We can use tech to keep quality of life high by using responsible and sustainable energy systems like nuclear/wind/solar/hydro. PoTH hardly even mentioned nuclear, which tears their whole "we must depopulate" narrative apart easily.

Recommends olivermarks · 2020-10 · on ““Assault on Reason” Endangers Democracy (2008)”

I think the Gibbs/Moore film 'planet of the humans' is highly pertinent to this thread. [this video] Blood & Gore come across very poorly as cynical green capitalists in this 2020 documentary. [this video] The profit motive Generation investment management/ Blood and Gore [this video]

Recommends olivermarks · 2022-11 · on “EU climate plan sacrifices carbon storage and biodiversity for bioenergy”

'Planet of the humans' made trenchant points on three issues 1. The global population is exploding in size and the main cause of environmental anxieties [LINK] 'From 2017 to 2050, it is expected that half of the world’s population growth will be concentrated in just nine countries: India, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan, Ethiopia, the United Republic of Tanzania, the United States of America, Uganda and Indonesia (ordered by their expected contribution to total growth)'. [LINK] 2. Sierra club and other environmental 'non profits' are condoning the burning of astonishing amounts of wood at the altar of electricity worship for questionable reasons, despite their mission