Leftists love to tell us we should be more like Europe. And who wouldn’t? America does most of the fighting on their behalf, so they can spend their money on more popular things, like universal healthcare that sucks more than Stormy Daniels working straight commission. Or would that be cum-mission?
This past week, we saw yet another way Europe is outpacing America. Not only has it adopted green energy in lieu of fossil fuels, but it has already seen a major catastrophic failure of said green energy. Spain, Portugal, and parts of France experienced blackouts (or if you don’t want to be racist, African-American-outs), putting quite a damper on things. While they’re sifting through the proverbial rubble to figure out what happened and how to prevent it from happening again, green energy has been targeted as a possible culprit.
So, naturally (see what I did there?), it makes good sense to talk about it in this week’s Leftist Lexicon.
green energy
What the Left thinks it means – renewable energy sources that should be put into practice now to save the planet
What it really means – an unreliable source of energy now that has the potential to be used more once the kinks get worked out
When you look at what green energy encompasses, you’ll notice it covers a lot of ground. In the case of solar energy, this is quite literal. The key feature to green energy is the fact it’s renewable. That, and Leftists can’t stop talking about it like it’s the Rosetta Stone for future power generation.
I know what some of you out there are saying, mainly because I’ve had your houses bugged. You’re saying, “Thomas is just going to shit on green energy again.” Nothing could be further from the truth. Well, not counting all the media folks and Leftists (one in the same) who said President Brick Tamland was as sharp as ever, that is.
As an unapologetic science geek, I love the potential green energy has to revolutionize power generation in this country and the world. The operative word, dear reader, is “potential.” Just because we can use the sun, wind, water, and other natural elements to generate power doesn’t mean we’re very good at it yet. Right now, we’re at Hunter Biden painting level, but the Left wants us to believe we’re at Bob Ross level.
So, why are Leftists promoting green energy more heavily than they’re using vulgarity to seem edgy? It’s all about control. The Left has taken upon itself to be the primary, secondary, and tertiary voices on all things science, so they have a vested interest in maintaining that level of control over what is considered science and what is considered crackpottery.
That’s how we got scientists saying there are more genders than there are people in the world. And anyone who says there are just two is just wrong!
Meanwhile in the real world, there are actual consequences to believing the hype surrounding green energy. Namely, making an ass of yourself on the Social Media Platform Formerly Known As Twitter. Take this post from former military woman and loser to Mitch “Turtle Boy” McConnell, Amy McGrath. In an attempt to get one up on Secretary of Defense Pete “Keep ‘Em Coming, Barkeep” Hegseth by suggesting green energy would save lives on the battlefield by not needing supply lines for fossil fuels.
Of course, this doesn’t mean there wouldn’t be supply lines for other things, like ammunition, equipment, and, oh yeah, food. But what do I know? I’m just a civilian whose military experience is limited to playing “Battlefield 2042.” Then again, I’m not a fucking dumbass, so there’s that.
McGrath’s sentiment reflects how the Left sees green energy as a cure-all that we should have adopted yesterday because we only have less than 10 years before the environment goes tits-up. And if I had a nickel for every ecological apocalypse that happened since I’ve been alive, I’d still be waiting on my first nickel. See, that’s another tactic they use to get us to buy into green energy: fear of a dying planet. By tapping into fear, Leftists try to override the logical side of our brains. You know, the side that usually tells us when something doesn’t make sense?
I see that’s an alien concept to you Leftists out there. Just trust me on this.
What you don’t have to trust me on, though, is the list of hurdles we have to overcome to get to better green energy.
Batteries: Green energy relies on Mother Nature cooperating with the energy generation process. What happens when Mother Nature is a stone cold bitch and doesn’t cooperate? Welllll…that’s where the need for storage comes into play. That requires batteries, batteries that will involve chemicals and minerals that can negatively impact the environment. Because nothing says “green energy” like tearing up the earth to get minerals!
Infrastructure: Since we’re not at the stage where we can implement green energy on a wide scale yet, we will have to build it from scratch. That requires a lot of start-up capital for not a lot of results in the short run. And if we have less than 10 years (according to the Socialist Socialite herself), we might not be able to see any benefits from such an investment in green energy. Not to mention, we have to keep funding really stupid shit, like Solyndra.
Government Involvement: Green energy is a workable idea, but it’s one that requires a lot of green to make happen. Enter the federal government whose idea of fiscal responsibility is only fucking over the taxpayers for $4 billion instead of $5 billion. With the kind of capital the federal government “invests” in green energy, it creates a whole new list of problems that prevents green energy from coming into its own. Bureaucracy, no real benchmarks, and the obligatory political kickbacks add to the cost and time to turn a green energy project from promising to a bigger failure than the recent “Snow White” movie.
Inconsistent Energy Production: Consistency is key to energy prodution, especially when you consider how much energy America uses. Nobody wants to see the lights flicker when you’re having open heart surgery, let alone when you’re watching a YouTube video of it. That means we need a steady stream of electricity. And that’s something green energy can’t provide yet. Like waiting for Jasmine Crockett to make a salient point, it’s hit or miss, mostly miss.
Recycling Issues: The term “green energy” implies it’s eco-friendly. Wellll…that’s not quite true. Aside from the battery issue I referenced earlier, there’s also the matter of the lifespan and disposal of the technology used in green energy. Right now, things like solar panels and windmill blades can only be used for a limited time, which means they have to be replaced eventually. And when you consider these items aren’t as biodegradable as they could be, green energy starts looking a lot less green.
People Being Dumbfucks: Although this one isn’t limited to Leftists, the vast majority of dumbfucks seem to reside on the Left. I’m looking at all of you protesting Tesla because Elon Musk and Orange Man Bad. Unlike Al Gore, Musk is actually walking the walk by addressing the battery issue I referenced earlier and initiating efforts to use more green energy. And what do Leftists do? Burn vehicles and charging stations, which puts pollutants into the air, thus fucking up the environment further than if they just had a Coke and a smile and shut the fuck up.
All that being said, I still have faith green energy can be a thing, but it’s going to take a lot of work. First, we need to level set appropriately, meaning we have to ignore the Leftist hype about it. We’re not going to see solar powered tanks within our lifetimes (mainly because it’s a dumb fucking idea), but we can take smaller steps that fall under the green energy umbrella like using biodiesel. South America has taken the lead on this with some degree of success, and I don’t see green energy taking off here without following their lead. One of the coolest things about their biodiesel is it’s not just renewable, but they’re finding ways to use more plant matter than we do with ethanol. The more we can use to produce biodiesel and other fuels, the greater the yield.
Additionally, we need to be a lot more careful with federal involvement in green energy to make sure the companies getting our money are getting results. We need the best and brightest figuring out how to address potential issues now and anticipate future issues so they can be resolved sooner rather than later. If the companies are just money laundering outlets for Leftist politicians, they’re interested in a different kind of green and I ain’t talking about ecology. (Although, I could be talkin’ ’bout Shaft because he’s a bad mutha…)
Finally, we need to call out the bad actors pushing green energy, especially if they’re burning jet fuel to attend international conventions about it. There’s this thing the kids use these days called a Zoom Meeting where you can get a lot of people together without making a Godzilla-sized carbon footprint. Granted, you won’t get to stay in fancy hotels, run up a bar tab that makes the GDP of China look like a “Take A Penny” dish, and have gourmet dinners with fellow eco-hypocrites, but you can be naked from the waist down and no one would know. Just ask Jeffrey Toobin!
While we wait for green energy to take its place as a potential alternative to fossil fuels, we must do so from a position of facts, not of doomsday scenarios that have been right as often as Kamala Harris has won a primary. Also, we need to take care of the energy sources we have and innovate to make them as good and efficient as we can.
If we don’t, you might have to read this blog by candle light.
