And you look back a decade, decades before they talked about becoming energy independence. Now, if you're in the trade wind zone, you get a tremendous amount of, of wind consistency. But yet In the last couple of years, you look at over 50% of [the Canary Islands'] utilization. Even though they started this goal decades ago to be going truly green, they're having to rely on fossil fuels over a majority of their year because it is not continual, it's not affordable. The countries that have gone this have paid a price and they are sacrificing not only their economic security but their national security when they become dependent on hostile regime regimes for their energy needs. (07:58–08:17)
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Asserts that the Canary Islands rely on fossil fuels for over 50% of their energy due to green energy's inconsistency and cost.
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