Energy · 2025-12-03
Energy Wonk from Boulder (博尔德能源政策迷)

Did 'Renewable' Just Become a Dirty Word? Inside the Shocking Rebrand of NREL to 'National Laboratory of the Rockies'

“可再生能源”现在成了禁忌词?深度揭秘NREL更名为“落基山国家实验室”的背后

Did 'Renewable' Just Become a Dirty Word? Inside the Shocking Rebrand of NREL to 'National Laboratory of the Rockies'
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于是,那个曾在1973年石油危机中为太阳能和清洁能源技术开辟道路的国家可再生能源实验室,现在成了“落基山国家实验室”。新名字里完全不提“可再生能源”“清洁能源”或“气候”。只剩下山脉——雄伟、美丽,却毫无政策指向。

能源部声称这是为了“更广泛的能源应用使命”——说白了就是“我们不再优先发展风能和太阳能了”。别装了:给实验室改名叫山脉,可不会让化石燃料变得更清洁。但它的确传递了一个信号:现在谁掌权。

评论 (6)
Climate Scientist from Denver (丹佛气候研究员)
This isn’t just rebranding. It’s erasure. Erasing decades of public investment in clean energy. Erasing the very purpose of this lab. They don’t need new mountains—they need to stop gaslighting the scientific community.

这不只是品牌重塑,而是抹除。抹去数十年来对清洁能源的公共投入,抹去这个实验室存在的根本意义。他们不需要新的山脉——他们需要停止对科学界的认知操控。

Oil Policy Advisor, Houston (休斯顿石油政策顾问)
Finally, a name that doesn’t scream ideological bias. 'Renewable' was always a political label masquerading as science. Real energy security comes from all sources—especially the ones that work 24/7.

终于,这个名字不再充满意识形态偏见。‘可再生能源’一直是个伪装成科学的政治标签。真正的能源安全来自所有能源——尤其是那些能全天候运行的。

PhD Candidate in Environmental Policy (环境政策博士生)
This is a PR move to appease the base while gutting climate research. Wait till they ‘relocate’ the wind turbine test site to a cave.

这是一场为了取悦基本盘而进行的公关操作,同时削弱气候研究。等他们把风力涡轮测试场‘搬迁’到山洞里,你就明白了。

Former NREL Postdoc, Now in Canada (前NREL博士后,现居加拿大)
I left in May. 114 colleagues didn’t get that choice. We weren’t just scientists—we were the canaries in the coal mine. And now the mine’s sealed.

我五月离开了。114位同事没得选。我们不只是科学家——我们是煤矿里的金丝雀。现在矿井被封死了。

Skeptical Environmental Lawyer (持疑环保律师)
Legally, they can rename it. But can they redirect billions in congressional appropriations? Watch how much funding actually flows into solar vs. methane.

法律上他们可以改名。但他们能重新分配国会拨款的数十亿美元吗?看看真正流入太阳能的资金与甲烷相比有多少。

Taxpayer from Fort Collins (科林斯堡市民)
So they’re spending taxpayer money to rebrand a lab instead of fixing potholes? Perfect. We’re literally painting mountains while the roads crumble.

所以他们用纳税人的钱给实验室改名,而不是修坑洼的路面?太棒了。我们简直是给山脉上色,而道路却在崩塌。