Gist of the article. China is a hero for ushering in affordable renewable energy. USA is the tired backward proponent of fossil fuels. This is an area ripe for change. Politics aside, how can we make the world a better place?
Politics aside, the Trump admin killed the solar tax subsidy.
Cheap solar is transforming lives and economies across Africa
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#12Meanwhile back in the USA, renewable energy is being politically shunned. The rest of the world advances, the USA regresses, China rapidly approaches dominance.
(In marketing and propaganda, you first define what you want your reader to conclude. Then, you write a story that leads to that conclusion - though without actually mentioning it yourself. This makes the reader think it was their own thought.)
Maybe I’m overly paranoid. But y’all know the saying. Fool me once…
Re: Cheap solar is transforming lives and economies across Africa
#13Meanwhile back in the USA, renewable energy is being politically shunned. The rest of the world advances, the USA regresses, China rapidly approaches dominance.
I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the exact reaction the NYT was going for with this article. (In marketing and propaganda, you first define what you want your reader to conclude. Then, you write a story that leads to that conclusion - though without actually mentioning it yourself. This makes the reader think it was their own thought.) Maybe I’m overly paranoid. But y’all know the saying. Fool me once…
Re: Cheap solar is transforming lives and economies across Africa
#14Gist of the article. China is a hero for ushering in affordable renewable energy. USA is the tired backward proponent of fossil fuels. This is an area ripe for change. Politics aside, how can we make the world a better place?
Re: Cheap solar is transforming lives and economies across Africa
#15Meanwhile back in the USA, renewable energy is being politically shunned. The rest of the world advances, the USA regresses, China rapidly approaches dominance.
I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the exact reaction the NYT was going for with this article. (In marketing and propaganda, you first define what you want your reader to conclude. Then, you write a story that leads to that conclusion - though without actually mentioning it yourself. This makes the reader think it was their own thought.) Maybe I’m overly paranoid. But y’all know the saying. Fool me once…
Or perhaps you know they are correct but don't want to admit it, so you are trying to divert people's attention from the ideas to the question of the NYT'S intentions.