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Originally Posted by kermitology
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There are some fair points regarding the interviews being old and outdated as well as criticisms in the film regarding the tiny solar plant that can run 10 homes in Lansing or the solar farm in Dagget that is now just a sand pile (it's been replaced with a new solar farm already) but what is really telling is all the stuff not being criticized.
Anyone ripping this film is doing so primarily on the basis that the interviews are old and some of the 'gotcha moments' like the question about what powers Lansing and provides energy to the plug in electric volt (95% coal) are no longer accurate while ignoring the still relevant and still awful stuff such as the extraction of rare earth metals and the toxic pools being dumped onto the desert. Or the fact that biomass generation is insane and the burning of creosote and pcp soaked wood in some of these plants.
This documentary isn't without it's faults but it definitely highlights some issues with renewables that a lot of people either aren't aware of or simply want to ignore and hope others don't notice.