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 (DIR) Post #B5nVLmf5tYivjUYvi4 by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
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       No Strait of Hormuz with solarChina controls 80% plus of solar market"The Chinese government is reviewing measures to restrict exports of domestically produced solar manufacturing equipment to the United States. As Washington accelerates efforts to build a domestic solar ecosystem under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Beijing appears to be weaponizing the supply chain by leveraging its overwhelming market dominance."https://economy.ac/news/2026/04/202604288879
       
 (DIR) Post #B5nVLmugxZCUVrrO1Q by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
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       Why are solar panels so cheap?China controls 80% plus of global solar industry"China has called for “concerted efforts” to ease its solar power industry’s severe overcapacity crisis, as part of Beijing’s campaign to end a fierce price war."https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/20/china-solar-production-energy-iran-war.htmlOh, and they're made with slave laborAnd with dirt cheap materials that are wiping out entire ecosystems and Indigenous peoples