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wcmagumba

(6,055 posts) Wed Mar 11, 2026, 01:43 AM 4 hrs ago

What with all the threats on the world's oil supply from Iran and others it's really really time to go renewable...

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I hope the world figures out that we must go all out (or all in) on developing and implementing renewable energy...oil sux...

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What with all the threats on the world's oil supply from Iran and others it's really really time to go renewable... (Original Post) wcmagumba 4 hrs ago OP

Agreed. But, I don't think too many folks are ready for a solar powered car. PeaceWave 4 hrs ago #1

Well, there's electric cars charged from renewable sources... wcmagumba 4 hrs ago #2

Pretty much every vehicle (except a nuclear sub) runs on solar power AZJonnie 3 hrs ago #3

especially when the greedy old pig party pimps for fossil fuels Skittles 1 hr ago #6

Jimmy Carter made that point in 1979. Too bad people didn't listen. Jim__ 2 hrs ago #4

Jimmy was SOOOOO ahead of his time Skittles 1 hr ago #5

PeaceWave

(3,208 posts)

1. Agreed. But, I don't think too many folks are ready for a solar powered car.

Reply to wcmagumba (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2026, 01:44 AM

4 hrs ago

wcmagumba

(6,055 posts)

2. Well, there's electric cars charged from renewable sources...

Reply to PeaceWave (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 11, 2026, 01:45 AM

4 hrs ago

And batteries have allegedly seen (and will see more) big improvements in recent years.

AZJonnie

(3,590 posts)

3. Pretty much every vehicle (except a nuclear sub) runs on solar power

Reply to PeaceWave (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 11, 2026, 02:22 AM

3 hrs ago

The difference is just when the sunlight actually hit the earth.

Like, just now, or 50M years ago

Skittles

(171,145 posts)

6. especially when the greedy old pig party pimps for fossil fuels

Reply to PeaceWave (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 11, 2026, 04:19 AM

1 hr ago

Jim__

(15,188 posts)

4. Jimmy Carter made that point in 1979. Too bad people didn't listen.

Reply to wcmagumba (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2026, 03:24 AM

2 hrs ago

Skittles

(171,145 posts)

5. Jimmy was SOOOOO ahead of his time

Reply to Jim__ (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 11, 2026, 04:18 AM

1 hr ago

if we had done as he advised, we would be SO much better off - same with Hillary and healthcare

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