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The Sunny Optimism of Clean Energy Shines Through Tech's Gloom

The Sunny Optimism of Clean Energy Shines Through Tech's Gloom

The Sunny Optimism of Clean Energy Shines Through Tech's Gloom

Business, Spoken · SpokenLayer

January 2, 20185m 33s

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The mood around tech is dark these days. Social networks are a cesspool of harassment and lies. On-demand firms are producing a bleak economy of gig labor. AI learns to be racist. Is there anyplace where the tech news is radiant with old-fashioned optimism? Where good cheer abounds? Why, yes, there is: clean energy. It is, in effect, the new Silicon Valley—filled with giddy, breathtaking ingenuity and flat-out good news.

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