[mepiethree]

Even if solar can only run a third of the time, that's still a third of our electric carbon emissions taken out, which ain't nothing to shake a stick at.

> what am I missing

Battery storage is a thing and will become much more of a thing

[derision]

Batteries are made from metals which have to be strip mined. It's really not any more environmentally friendly

[mepiethree]

Coal is strip mined too, and then burned. At least you don't burn batteries.

[toomuchtodo]

Lithium is evaporated from brine in ponds, not strip mined.

[ppf]

https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=lithium%20mine&tbs=...

Looks delightful.

[toomuchtodo]

Progress is a balance.

[ppf]

Externalizing environmental damage is not progress.