Let's talk about Trump pushing solar to new heights...
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🗓️ 10 May 2026
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Let's talk about Trump pushing solar to new heights…
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| 0:00.0 | Well, howdy there, internet people it spell again. |
| 0:06.0 | So today, we're going to talk about Trump pushing solar to new heights. |
| 0:13.0 | Trump is not generally a fan of renewables, from his weird claims about wind power and solar on the campaign trail, to actively pursuing policies |
| 0:22.6 | that would hurt renewables, to his drill baby drill mantra. |
| 0:27.6 | Trump's fascination without dated technology is a hallmark of his administration. |
| 0:33.6 | He's positioned himself as a politician who is set on making Americans use dirty, obsolete, more expensive technology that creates national security concerns because of situations like, well, the one he caused. |
| 0:51.9 | The funny part is that his inefficient policies, coupled with his elective |
| 0:57.5 | war, may actually be the major catalyst of widespread adoption of renewables. Due to the failures |
| 1:05.5 | related to planning for a closure of the strait and an unwillingness to consult with allies. Much of the world was |
| 1:12.7 | caught unaware and unprepared for the closure. Most countries are realizing that the straight |
| 1:19.6 | closure is the result of a relatively small conflict when compared to what could happen. Modern economies and a lot of societies cannot handle disruptions and energy. |
| 1:32.3 | Trump's actions force the world to confront this fact. |
| 1:37.3 | Therefore, it's pushing countries to speed transition. |
| 1:42.3 | China, a country that isn't refusing to move into the future, doubled its solar |
| 1:47.8 | exports in March. They exported 68 gigawatts of generation capacity. That's more than the solar |
| 1:56.1 | capacity of some countries, exported in a single month. In the U.S., last year, Utah became the first |
| 2:04.2 | date to open up plug-and-place solar, or what gets called balcony solar. Maine followed in early April. |
| 2:12.6 | Virginia just jumped on board. If you're not familiar with the systems, they're small and don't power a full home, |
| 2:20.5 | but they can reduce electricity bills. In Europe, the push to switch really started with Russia's |
| 2:27.5 | invasion of Ukraine, but the current straight closure reinvigorated the effort to break the chains of fossil fuel dependence. |
| 2:37.2 | Trump sees a future that runs on oil, but most of the world is looking elsewhere. They see a |
| 2:44.2 | future of renewable energy. Just a little note, since we've got a lot of movie references going on this week. |
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