Such a huge topic. I'm 60 years old and we have been working at this since i was in first grade in elementary school 54 years ago collecting newspapers and aluminum for recycling. Every step of the way was fought back against by "them"?!? Here's just one thought about air conditioning. In the South Western U.S, six months of the year or more the temperatures are 90 to 115 degrees. This is an insane heat that is miserable at best and fatal at worst to older people and anyone sick. Doing without is not an option that most anyone would want to face. Dialing back to 95 degrees or 100? Solar and wind power could make a huge difference but... Yeah... but. I really don't even want to hit post on this because of the non stop backlash i get every time i engage on this topic. This is the insanity we face all over the world
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I've been involved in recycling and stuff for decades too. I know some locations have extreme weather, but enforcing better building design reduces the need for cooling and solar should be a natural if you get that much sun. I hear about some authorities actively discouraging people from having their own solar and that's just wrong.
I don't know all the details but yes it's complicated and expensive for homeowners to go solar and impossible for renters. My Local University, Long Beach State has put up some large panels over much of the parking lot areas and it's really great. It's what needs to get done... but only for people who are thinking about the big picture and actually living in the future. I live in a really "strange" area. There's oil wells all around me on land, oil drilling platforms in the ocean and one of the worlds busiest ports all within a few square miles. The amount money flowing around in relation to this is mind boggling. There are no projects to utilize wind or solar here at all. Fact is most people probably don't want it or understand how it would be good for them and their kids. I apologize for this... it's pretty upsetting and i just barely touched the tip of a massive iceberg of shit and left out what might possibly happen that will make things much worse than they are presently