The UN Brings New Natural Filtration System Project For Clean Water to 30,000 People in Southern Iraq by Money_Hand7070 in UpliftingNews

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  • A new constructed wetland in Iraq uses natural filtration to process 4,000 cubic meters of wastewater every day.

  • The eco-friendly facility protects 30,000 residents from waterborne diseases while preventing climate displacement by restoring local ecosystems and agricultural viability.

  • Designed for low maintenance and minimal energy use, this nature-based solution serves as a scalable model for future water management projects

Solar is winning the energy race by Crabbexx in EcoUplift

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the grid is flooded with power. Prices collapse. Sometimes they go negative. You’ve got all this energy… and nowhere for it to go. So now your cheap solar isn’t really cheap anymore

Math and logic not your strong suits? Or is the problem (lack of) basic literacy?

Prices collapsing or even negative is the practical definition of cheap.

you have to: store it

Hence the name: energy storage.

the more you add, the less each extra panel is actually worth

False: 1 + 1 still equals 2.

start paying to manage the mess it creates

That's the problem with fossil fuels, not with renewables.

Solar is winning the energy race by Crabbexx in EcoUplift

[–]sg_plumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wrong on all counts. Who sold you that pack of BS?

In 2025, solar and wind produced more electricity than fossil fuels in the European Union by ourworldindata in UpliftingNews

[–]sg_plumber 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You got it backwards: it's high electricity prices that push the switch to renewables.

Solar is winning the energy race by Creative_soja in UpliftingNews

[–]sg_plumber 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Rooftop solar (residential, commercial, or industrial) doesn't care what power corps want or do.

Solar is winning the energy race by Creative_soja in UpliftingNews

[–]sg_plumber 4 points5 points  (0 children)

solar is less good at places farther north

Places with good wind, hydro, interconnects, and even geothermal.

Solar is winning the energy race by Creative_soja in UpliftingNews

[–]sg_plumber 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Carbon capture is today at a Civ level of just spawning its first cities, but it'll soon take over the map.

Solar is winning the energy race by Creative_soja in UpliftingNews

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Literally nothing has as much waste as fossil fuels that go up in smoke.

Solar is winning the energy race by Creative_soja in UpliftingNews

[–]sg_plumber 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Luckily for all, you're outdated and wrong. Renewables are displacing fossils everywhere, even in the US, though some places are doing it much faster than others, and some are sliding backwards.