▲ 612 ▼ Germany begins dismantling wind farm for coal (euobserver.com) submitted 3 years ago by lntl@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml 282 comments fedilink hide all child comments German energy giant RWE has begun dismantling a wind farm to make way for a further expansion of an open-pit lignite coal mine in the western region of North Rhine Westphalia. I thought renewables were cheaper than coal. How is this possible?
[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 115 points 3 years ago (6 children) i don't think that's any better permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com 40 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (5 children) I originally read it as “Germany says ‘Fuck wind as an alternative energy source’ and begins reverting back to coal”, so I figured I’d clarify in case anyone end thought the same thing. Doesn’t seem like this article indicates that Germans is giving up on alternative energy. Edit: corrected dumb spelling mistake. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] commiewithoutorgans@hexbear.net 78 points 3 years ago (1 child) No but it does clearly show prioritization when the 2 conflict, which is the point of contention (as well as using coal at all, if you give a shit about our planetary environment) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Well wind is abundant and you can get it most places. You can only get coal in places where there's coal. permalink fedilink source parent [–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 12 points 3 years ago (2 children) *wind (whoops) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com 5 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Yup, haha. Fixed it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 11 points 3 years ago Ah well, we know what you meant 👍 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com 40 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (5 children) I originally read it as “Germany says ‘Fuck wind as an alternative energy source’ and begins reverting back to coal”, so I figured I’d clarify in case anyone end thought the same thing. Doesn’t seem like this article indicates that Germans is giving up on alternative energy. Edit: corrected dumb spelling mistake. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] commiewithoutorgans@hexbear.net 78 points 3 years ago (1 child) No but it does clearly show prioritization when the 2 conflict, which is the point of contention (as well as using coal at all, if you give a shit about our planetary environment) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Well wind is abundant and you can get it most places. You can only get coal in places where there's coal. permalink fedilink source parent [–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 12 points 3 years ago (2 children) *wind (whoops) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com 5 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Yup, haha. Fixed it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 11 points 3 years ago Ah well, we know what you meant 👍 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] commiewithoutorgans@hexbear.net 78 points 3 years ago (1 child) No but it does clearly show prioritization when the 2 conflict, which is the point of contention (as well as using coal at all, if you give a shit about our planetary environment) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Well wind is abundant and you can get it most places. You can only get coal in places where there's coal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Well wind is abundant and you can get it most places. You can only get coal in places where there's coal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 12 points 3 years ago (2 children) *wind (whoops) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com 5 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Yup, haha. Fixed it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 11 points 3 years ago Ah well, we know what you meant 👍 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com 5 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Yup, haha. Fixed it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 11 points 3 years ago Ah well, we know what you meant 👍 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 11 points 3 years ago Ah well, we know what you meant 👍 permalink fedilink source parent