The president's comment comes after the administration tightened federal permitting for renewables last month.

These are the cheapest source of new electricity, and are generally cheaper than running existing coal-burning power plants

      • Nollij@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        2·
        5 days ago

        The cliche is “Nero fiddled while Rome burned”. I guess the term “fiddle” has changed over the years, and depends on context. In the US today, fiddle almost exclusively means a violin used for certain play styles.

        The original stories did claim (now debated) that he spent it playing a stringed instrument of whatever variety.