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Earth Day Bonus Episode: What’s Wrong with Wind and Solar? | 5-Minute Videos | PragerU

Fireside Chat with Dennis Prager | PragerU

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🗓️ 22 April 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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In this special Earth Day bonus episode from our 5-Minute Videos series, Mark Mills breaks down the hidden downsides of wind and solar energy. Are wind, solar, and batteries the magical solutions to all our energy needs? Or do they come with too high a price? Mark Mills, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, analyzes the true cost — both economic and environmental — of so-called green energy. Want more? Sign up now for Climate Change 101 — your ultimate toolkit to shut down every climate crisis argument. ➡️⁠https://l.prageru.com/4uommNt⁠ ▶️ Watch more episodes of 5-Minute Videos at: ⁠https://l.prageru.com/4lCX76A⁠ ⭐ Did you enjoy this episode? Follow the show, leave a rating, and share it with someone who needs to hear this conversation! 👉 What else is PragerU unpacking? From timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager to unfiltered Real Talk with Marissa Streit — discover your next favorite at PragerU.com/podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://l.prageru.com/40ZbPLH⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow PragerU: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prageru⁠  X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/prageru⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/prageru⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/PragerU⁠ Follow Mark Mills: X/Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/MarkPMills Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:24.5

Have you ever heard of unobtanium? It's the magical energy mineral found on the planet

0:30.1

Pandora in the movie Avatar. It's a fantasy in a science fiction script. But environmentalists think

0:36.8

they found it here on Earth in the form of wind and solar power.

0:40.0

They think all the energy we need can be supplied by building enough wind and solar farms

0:43.9

and enough batteries.

0:45.9

The simple truth is that we can't.

0:48.0

Nor should we want to, not if our goal is to be good stewards of the planet.

0:52.5

To understand why, consider some simple physics realities that aren't being talked about.

0:58.1

All sources of energy have limits that can't be exceeded.

1:01.8

The maximum rate at which the sun's photons can be converted to electrons is about 33%.

1:08.1

Our best solar technology is at 26% efficiency.

1:11.6

For wind, the maximum capture is 60%.

1:14.6

Our best machines are at 45%.

1:17.6

So we're pretty close to wind and solar limits.

1:20.6

Despite PR claims about big gains coming, there just aren't any possible.

1:24.6

And wind and solar only work when the wind blows and the sun shines, but we

1:29.4

need energy all the time. The solution we're told is to use batteries. Again, physics and

1:35.1

chemistry make this very hard to do. Consider the world's biggest battery factory, the one

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