I know this is a silly joke but I’m going to answer seriously anyways.
The whole point is that the oil is available for export to the world. Renewables would be handy for the local region but the exports are what makes the global economy tick.
backtotheland76 on
I still favor the US bombing across there until there is a canal
sexeveg314 on
I think the best solution for this is to rename it the Strait of America, that’ll change everything.
Mala_Practice on
What? Are you going to just use renewable energy to power your homes?!
Like we do for 97% of our power here in BC where the other 3% is remote industrial which is off the power grid?
Where we pay a fraction for our energy compared to where I grew up that used fossil fuels? And have barely any power outages because the system is so robust and reliable?
What are you some sort of woke lunatic OP?!
/s
Mothernaturehatesus on
I mean all those windmills will obviously cause cancer to anyone near them, but if that means my gas is under $3/gallon seems like a fair trade off.
Upbeat_Engineering98 on
How are we going to make single use plastics from wind and sunshine? s/
jm15co on
How many whales are you killing with those wind turbines?
Prior_Leader3764 on
No, it wouldn’t work. On the scale of that map, the wind turbine blades would be above the atmosphere. You’re welcome.
/s
Mydickwillnotfit on
if we could harness the blastwave when we drop some nukes on them, yes
WordsWatcher on
Yeah, but at night and with no wind, they won’t work. Checkmate!
vickism61 on
It makes as much sense as Trump’s war strategy…
TCristatus on
They’ve just made a movie of this but maybe won’t have all the detail, the book “Project Hail Mary” is a pretty good account of why this is a very BAD idea (unless we have problems on the scale of Project Hail Mary – we don’t)
foxx_grey on
But what happens when there’s no wind? There will be no power! Same thing at night! Which is the most important time to have lights! No sun=no power. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Pretend_Handle_7639 on
But how can that give handouts to methed-out, wife-beating white hicks in Louisiana and North Dakota?
Bigking00 on
They should just dig a giant canal through the middle of Saudi Arabia.
Problem solved.
What problem does the world need me to solve next?
tyler77 on
BuT wiNDmillS Are uGly
Concretepermaculture on
No solutions. only problems – we can’t agree on the solution.
you can’t make people mad at oil prices if people aren’t addicted to oil.
same reason why Republicans have stood against immigration reform for 40 years
Strange-Thanks-44 on
Chemicals from oil needed
NUMBerONEisFIRST on
The old money in the US came from oil.
Those ultra wealthy people love oil being high.
Eggslaws on
Why is the strait, has a curve?
un_theist on
For a guy that constantly howled about how [“nobody knows more” about everything than Donald Trump](https://youtu.be/sR3f95BGIiA), his claiming “I never understood wind” is certainly interesting.
One would think a guy that publicly admitted he never understood wind perhaps wouldn’t go on and on about everything that’s bad with wind turbines.
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I know this is a silly joke but I’m going to answer seriously anyways.
The whole point is that the oil is available for export to the world. Renewables would be handy for the local region but the exports are what makes the global economy tick.
I still favor the US bombing across there until there is a canal
I think the best solution for this is to rename it the Strait of America, that’ll change everything.
What? Are you going to just use renewable energy to power your homes?!
Like we do for 97% of our power here in BC where the other 3% is remote industrial which is off the power grid?
Where we pay a fraction for our energy compared to where I grew up that used fossil fuels? And have barely any power outages because the system is so robust and reliable?
What are you some sort of woke lunatic OP?!
/s
I mean all those windmills will obviously cause cancer to anyone near them, but if that means my gas is under $3/gallon seems like a fair trade off.
How are we going to make single use plastics from wind and sunshine? s/
How many whales are you killing with those wind turbines?
No, it wouldn’t work. On the scale of that map, the wind turbine blades would be above the atmosphere. You’re welcome.
/s
if we could harness the blastwave when we drop some nukes on them, yes
Yeah, but at night and with no wind, they won’t work. Checkmate!
It makes as much sense as Trump’s war strategy…
They’ve just made a movie of this but maybe won’t have all the detail, the book “Project Hail Mary” is a pretty good account of why this is a very BAD idea (unless we have problems on the scale of Project Hail Mary – we don’t)
But what happens when there’s no wind? There will be no power! Same thing at night! Which is the most important time to have lights! No sun=no power. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
But how can that give handouts to methed-out, wife-beating white hicks in Louisiana and North Dakota?
They should just dig a giant canal through the middle of Saudi Arabia.
Problem solved.
What problem does the world need me to solve next?
BuT wiNDmillS Are uGly
No solutions. only problems – we can’t agree on the solution.
who even makes these decisions
https://preview.redd.it/k61d54ub6wog1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=18a765cb255d4ca16158fcfeb991decd7513d58a
you can’t make people mad at oil prices if people aren’t addicted to oil.
same reason why Republicans have stood against immigration reform for 40 years
Chemicals from oil needed
The old money in the US came from oil.
Those ultra wealthy people love oil being high.
Why is the strait, has a curve?
For a guy that constantly howled about how [“nobody knows more” about everything than Donald Trump](https://youtu.be/sR3f95BGIiA), his claiming “I never understood wind” is certainly interesting.
One would think a guy that publicly admitted he never understood wind perhaps wouldn’t go on and on about everything that’s bad with wind turbines.
Strait of girls under the age of 15
Just need to keep the panels clean but yeah