Unless you count the cost of the fossil fuel infrastructure that you still require for the hours and days when the sun doesn't shine or the wind doesn't blow. Then renewables are extremely expensive.
Tell this guy to call a customs brokerage like flexport. Entrepreneurs should focus on making things people want and connecting with customers. Turn everything else over to specialists with experience and scale. Most of all customs regs.
Bitcoin depends on a worldwide network of computers which are indeed bad for the planet. The USD depends on a worldwide network of military assets which is 10x worse for the planet.
If drivers are employees they can only work for one service, which for most of them will be Uber since they'll have the most demand. This law should be really good for Uber, terrible for its smaller competitors.
Better advice would be to follow this simple rule of capital allocation: If you're stock is over-valued, sell it. If your stock is undervalued, don't sell any and instead try to buy it back.
All ADT does is call the police. During the most recent civil unrest incidents the police were not responding to 911 calls like this, making it pretty useless when you actually need it.