The United States government is aimlessly propping up the failed fossil fuels industry. Renewable energy is already cheaper, will only get cheaper and can cover 100% of the energy America needs going forward we just have to make the investment.
If renewable energy was truly cheaper than fossil fuels, we wouldn't need the government to step-in with trillions of dollars of required investment. You ever think about that? lol
We're trying, who's blocking it and mocking The Green New Deal...
The special interest is blocking the obvious better choice out of self dealing, political orthodoxy(for example dumb Texas Republicans arguing Wind caused their grid failure).
It's already cheaper:
Solar power got cheap. So why aren’t we using it more?
Del Tachi is a Republican. By definition he's an idiot.
I won't get into all that but coal is unprofitable and dangerous for everybody involved. The government is literally propping up a dying industry in coal. Nuclear needs huge upfront costs and government investment and is potentially disastrous. Natural Gas was given huge subsidies and infrastructure investment by Bush/Cheney and then Obama and Energy Secretary Chu also expanded its use as a bridge to renewables. Even with all that fracking and natural gas has destroyed capital, it's not a self sustaining industry, we know this, it's a bust.
There is no economic case for not switching to renewable energy it's just a matter of political will. This is without getting into the harm that fossil fuels industry is doing to the planet, you factor in that cost and the case against it is insurmountable.
