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US experienced staggering growth in solar and wind power over the last decade

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With gains in solar and wind, 22 percent of the nation's electricity comes from renewables, bringing the country closer to its climate goals.

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Just think if we’d done this in the 1970s like Carter wanted.
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  Reagan was a giant fucking piece of shit.

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