Just when you think it can't get any more ridiculous with the Democrats of the Great Lakes State advancing pretentious, dangerous agendas, along comes Rep. Yousef Rabhi (pictured).
The Ann Arbor (natch!) lawmaker is sponsoring legislation that would require Michigan to use renewable energy (solar, wind) by the year 2035.
According to The Center Square, "The bill doesn't explain how Michigan will advance from renewables providing only 11% of Michigan's net electricity generation in 2021 .... to 100% in 15 years."
Well, of course not. This is just more virtue signaling aimed at appearing more pro-environment than thou.
Also absent from the discussion is how unreliable and how anti-human rights is this green energy which requires cobalt. Modern day slaves, including minors, are used to mine cobalt. But don't take our word for it. Watch this excellent Joe Rogan interview with Siddharth Kara.
Keep it in mind when the climate change activists of Emmet start blathering about windmills and EVs.
GREEN ENERGY:
As one saying goes: “Lead, follow or get out of the way.”
U.S. Renewable Energy Will Surge Past Coal and Nuclear by Year’s End: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-renewable-energy-will-surge-past-coal-and-nuclear-by-years-end/
The ‘world’s largest floating wind farm’ off Norwegian coast produces its first power, company says: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/energy/2022/11/14/worlds-largest-floating-wind-farm-norway/10696413002/
Scotland generates record amount of renewable electricity:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-63229402
https://www.gov.scot/publications/energy-statistics-for-scotland-q2-2022/
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-56530424
A “Wow” moment! U. S. renewable energy hit a record 28% in April. Check it out!
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2022/07/08/solar-wind-power-push-renewable-energy-record-level-us-april/10009400002/
Your (mid-20th C.) Pro-fossil-fuel/Anti-green-energy narratives & sensibilities are duly noted!
Good grief! 🙄
Cobalt mining is not great, but it's less bad than oil drilling, pumping, transporting, and especially refining - which poisons hundreds of thousands of children who live near facilities. Lesser evil/greater good policies are imperfect but are movement in a good direction. Your post is uninformed, and unnecessarily mean. I've tried to follow you men, as I was born, baptized, raised, confirmed, schooled, and married in Petoskey. However, your stuff is just old shallow tripe. I read each post and learn nothing. No vision, no leadership, no forward thinking, nothing. It's sad.