This. Countries around the world could save SO much money if they stopped subsidizing the fossil fuel industry. But no, better increase the tax on the middle class…

And will then most likely proceed not doing that. The current dems are a punch of wimps who bow to the corporate interests, just like the republicans.

This is not a smart thing to do.

Sounds very on brand for him then. I’ve given up on expecting there to be an end to this, I think it will just go on and on and on until Trump gets kicked out of office (and then some more because Dems are just as eager about this war and sucking off Bibi).

Germany has a lot of plug-in solar for balconies (Balkonkraftwerke) and it’s available at very cheap prices (example here). I know it only provides up to 800W on a very sunny day but that’s still a significant amount for an apartment. And the beauty of these is that they are so plug-and-play, everything is included. You hang it, connect the cables and plug it into a socket and then you’re done.

I live in the Netherlands but I’ve been seriously considering picking up one of these if my building HoA doesn’t want to do a rooftop solar project for our building.

There are people in the Netherlands that have the system you describe. This is pretty rare though due to the massive push for new energy meters that’s been going on for the last 10 years or so. And with good reason: lots of the old meters people had were pretty unsafe and unreliable. For most people, having automatic usage reports going to both them and the electricity provider far outweighs the downsides.

Most of us are in a similar situation as Germany. We have smart meters that allow you to provide power back to the grid and this is currently very profitable. However, from 2027 onwards they are (mostly) getting rid of the profits this brings the consumer, in order to make the grid more stable and also for other, less clear (most likely energy company and government spending related) reasons.

As someone who’s worked in the grid provider field for a bit I’m not necessarily against this change; peak power surges due to lots of people selling of their excess solar power production is a huge problem that’s making the energy transition that much more difficult. Even in local grids, we’re starting to have to use massive power cables to be able to handle this. This brings with it a lot of extra costs and permit nonsense, making the life of the grid manager that much more difficult.

I wish people would take this upcoming deadline to start electrying more things in their house. But if my parents are anything to go by, all they’ll do is complain about losing their golden goose that they’ve profited from for over 10 years. They could get an electric car instead of their nonsense plug-in hybrid, they could electrify their heating needs, they could install a home battery and so much more. I know it costs money to do so but you basically run all of it for free most of the year. And besides that, with all the current global issues that are going on the reliance on fossil fuels should be phased out rapidly.

I can’t wait for it to crash and burn, this bubble is getting so ridiculous.

Let’s see how long it takes before he gets another pardon and a government position.

One can only hope, I can’t wait to see it all burn. All those shitty AI companies can go to hell as far as I’m concerned, they add no value to my life whatsoever.

Nothing. The thing he said about openly shooting someone in the street without meaningful consequences is getting more and more true every day.

I guess it might be about time to finally cancel my YouTube premium over this. I already was a bit on the fence after they bumped up the price, this might be the final straw. There’s already plenty of misinformation on the platform as is, no need to let even more proven spreaders on there.

Oh good, I’m sure that will make things a lot better… I honestly feel most of the world would be better off without AI…

People would freak the fuck out if he was holding a Koran instead but because it’s a Bible it’s socially acceptable… Silly stuff.

It’s the same in the Netherlands. The most vulnerable traffic participant is always protected. Bicycle gets hit by a car? Cars fault. Pedestrian gets hit by a bicycle? Cyclists fault. And so on.

I mean, the fact that there is stuff for sale in the US with the label saying “scientists in California have proven this causes cancer” is proof enough that even a crazy nutter like RFK can be sometimes right.

He’s obviously guilty and I really hope people don’t let him get away with it. He should be shamed for what he’s done, even if it was “long ago” (which it clearly wasn’t judging by his continued contacts with Epstein even up to when he was president).

It’s crazy, he’s pulling all the “break glass in case of emergency” files out at once. Let’s hope it’s not enough to distract people from what a gross pedo he really is.

Good thing Trump gives zero fucks about the climate and environment then /s

That’d be cool. I’m sure it’s wishful thinking but maybe their surplus stock could mean that the price goes down a bit quicker? Probably copium but one can dream…

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All those factories that aren’t there because all companies decided to move them to China (or another overseas country) to cut costs :D