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Originally Posted by mgp steve
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"...While the promise of electrification is in part climate related
and to address energy poverty, "
Of the two, our energy poverty is the most serious. Our entire economy is based on petroleum - a globally traded commodity over which we have little supply and little control. We are trusting the countries that
do have the petroleum to play nice, and except for a blip in the early 70s they have so far, but the idea that the strength of our economy is ultimately in the hands of countries that don't necessarily like us should scare the crap out of us.
The oil companies aren't our friends. They pump oil out from under our feet and sell it to the highest bidder. We need to base our economy on an energy source that can't be put on ships and sent to the highest bidder. So far it looks like electricity. We need to stop farting around with wind and solar and ramp up our nuclear capacity.