My thoughts exactly :) It's not like "politics" has the same impact that the latest season of Game of Thrones has, or the latest Futball results. Law and government define how businesses can operate, and public sentiment for or against a cause can make a company look good or bad and thus garner regulatory scrutiny or passivity.
From a technical perspective, all energy is the same. The renewable nature of energy only becomes meaningful when viewed through a political lens.
No politics on HN this week I thought?
Hilarious that pointing out to techbros that a political story is political gets you flagged and killed. More indication that what HN means by "politics" is "anything techbros don't like thinking about".