wind and solar power
Mar
11
2026
The cartoon depicts Uncle Sam as an elderly patient in a hospital bed receiving an intravenous drip from an oil barrel. Text on the right panel criticizes the decision to eliminate solar and wind power initiatives, leaving the country reliant on oil, only for an attack on Iran to drive up prices for everyone.
Mar
5
2025
The cartoon depicts robots seated at a restaurant table connected to nuclear symbols while a large foreground robot reviews a menu listing solar, nuclear and wind power options with binary codes. A human waiter stands ready with a towel. The image addresses the growing electricity requirements of artificial intelligence systems and the range of energy sources considered to meet those demands as of early 2025.
Dec
11
2024
A political cartoon by Bill Day shows the Earth surrounded by speech bubbles calling for solar power, wind power, an end to deforestation and rising seas. The planet responds with a call to drill baby drill. The image highlights the tension between environmental concerns and fossil fuel extraction. It was published on December 11, 2024.
