Edit: Sheesh. Some of you folks need this.

Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages

up·lift·ing /ˌəpˈliftiNG/

adjective

adjective: uplifting

inspiring happiness, optimism, or hope. “an uplifting story of triumph over adversity”

  • frankPodmore@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    1 day ago

    But the economics are clear: if renewables stay cheaper than fossil fuels (and there’s no reason to think they won’t), governments will make the switch anyway.

      • frankPodmore@slrpnk.netEnglish
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        6 hours ago

        True, but it was more restricted in its potential application (because you had to be near a reliable water source). Modern electricity generation, including renewables, doesn’t have that limitation - as the application of coal to steam power demonstrates!

      • CybranM@feddit.nu
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        7 hours ago

        Hydropower can only be built in specific locations. Coal can be built anywhere, renewables are somewhere in between.

      • IronBird@lemmy.world
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        12 hours ago

        britbongs also chopped down all their trees and waged a worldwide war for spices they never used, they’re a silly people