What's Wrong With Renewable Energy? More Than Anything, It's POLITICIANS

John Stossel’s post critiques the reliability of renewable energy, highlighting issues like solar and wind power’s inconsistency when the sun isn’t shining or wind isn’t blowing, a point echoed in his 2024 Union Leader article noting increased blackouts in California due to over-reliance on renewables.

The post links to "Juice: Power, Politics, And The Grid," a docuseries by Robert Bryce, which argues that nuclear energy (fission) is a more reliable solution to grid stability and climate change, pointing to events like the 2021 Texas blackouts as evidence of renewable energy’s shortcomings.

Environmental concerns with renewables are raised, such as wind turbines’ impact on biodiversity—studies like those in JSDEWES (2025) note turbines kill birds and disrupt ecosystems, while maintenance and disposal of solar panels and turbines create waste, challenging the "green" label.
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