Green Energy

The local council here have installed solar panels on some of their properties ,but i understand that after the high winds we have had problems have come to light with some of the roofs,now needing quite major repairs 

What we all need to realise is that we live on a finite planet. Whether we use oil, solar or wind, we should tread softly.

+1   Cyberyacht !!

As the old saying goes there is no such thing as a free meal  !!

So the ones who are in bed with the billionaires making billions from pseudo-green technologies, don't like a film exposing their nefarious activities.

...Not sure why that would be?  

Maybe some good will come out of the present situation, a small change in a big disaster?

I'm all for less pollution.  

I looked up the reviews just out of interest as I won't be looking at the youtube film. I'm a bit sceptical of a film maker doing this when we know fossils fuels will run out. There are a lot of projects out there to find renewables in the best sense of the word. If he wants to offer his views that's ok by me. As long as it doesn't set us back on the long road to improving our energy systems for future generations. We've had the benefits of fossil fuels but they won't. 

I think that was the whole point though - going green is not about less pollution, its about making billionaires richer and actually results in accelerating pollution and the destruction of limited resources and ecosystems.

I'll be honest, I thought it was going to be a BS film, and whilst I remain sceptical about some aspects, the opening up of the money and power trails is a real eye opener.

It is dry and the presenter to monotone, but definitely worth a proper watch all the way through!

What is "renewables, in the best sense of the word" Brue?

Sustainable energy, I'm sure you know what that means, the opposite of finite resources. 

I think you could argue till the proverbial "cows come home" but we are running out of time to sort this one. Yes, it costs money so people want a return on their investments in this tough old world. maybe we'll do it for free in the future? That would be good.

I'll leave it at that. 

Will watch at some point OP. We are sticking to one hour of TV per day, usually as we eat a meal. We found lots of Simon Reeves’ travel documentaries on BBC Iplayer. Looks at places from an entirely different point of view. We enjoy the sugar coated versions such as Tony Robinson’s current series, but these are total eye openers. You can only gasp in horror at what is happening in certain countries in terms of environmental damage and the impact it is having on local communities as well as the World generally. Planet Earth doesn’t have a prayer quite frankly if all we do is ponder on tinkering with trivial.

brue, the difference in air quality is amazing. You can smell the flowers now. 👍