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China’s Renewable Energy Revolution Is a Huge Mess That Might Save the World | A global onslaught of cheap Chinese green power is upending everything in its path. No one is ready for its repercussions (www.wired.com)
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[-] jim@lemmy.org 2 points 3 days ago

The only people NOT READY are people providing non-green power. And fuck them. They had the chance to get on board green power and they did not.

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