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submitted 10 months ago by kalkulat@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

"with wind the single-biggest contributor.... Power production costs have declined “by almost half” .... And the clean energy sector has created 50,000 new jobs.... Ask me what was the impact on the electricity sector in Uruguay after this tragic war in Europe — zero."

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[-] elbarto777@lemmy.world 40 points 10 months ago

Wait until we have our first Wind War.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 65 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

That's what we call it after eating beans all day

[-] viking@infosec.pub 6 points 10 months ago

We call it Aladdin's revenge. Turning the blanket into a flying carpet and all that.

[-] kurcatovium@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

We'll control the wind and rain. It was a saying in soviet block during cold war and elites really thought they would. By spraying chemicals in clouds etc. Disgusting.

[-] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

Cloud seeding? That's very much a real thing, although its effectiveness is disputed.

[-] MrSilkworm@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

A bit of info about an "experiment" on the subject https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Popeye

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