Zeke Hausfather on Nostr: I often see people claim that because clean energy sources like solar, wind, or ...
I often see people claim that because clean energy sources like solar, wind, or nuclear are manufactured using fossil fuels their emissions are high. But thats absolutely not the case: even accounting for full lifecycle emissions they are vastly better than burning coal or gas:
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