I was debating whether to write this article or not. I discovered the news of NREL’s name being changed from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to the National Laboratory of the Rockies from Michael Barnard’s article about it yesterday. That article is a much more professional look at the situation and the history of the laboratory. This one is going to be a full-scale venting of how idiotic the United States has become, and particularly the orange/yellow man running the show.

First, let’s just make this point: renewable energy is dominating now. Trying to diminish it or be a laggard in adopting and promoting renewable energy is completely, fully, ridiculously idiotic.

92.5% of new power capacity added worldwide in 2024 was from renewable energy power plants. Yes, 92.5%. The majority of that (77.3%) came from solar power. Donald Trump doesn’t think solar panels work. (We’ve got a stable genius there, eh?)

Renewable energy, especially solar, is now the cheapest option for new power capacity in most places. That’s why it dominates new power capacity. It is also much quicker to build and doesn’t cause cancer, asthma, heart disease, or premature death among people living near the power plants.