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Environment & Energy

Think. Again.

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2. Well, considering...

Reply to RoeVWade (Original post)

Wed Dec 20, 2023, 10:32 AM

Dec 2023

...that we have no choice except to stop burning fossil fuels (if we want life to continue), I guess we'll have to use all those things anyway until someone comes up with something better.

Of course, the unspoken issue is that we will be drastically reducing our energy use, whether by choice or not, no matter what happens (there's only 50 years of oil left in the ground), so it might be a good idea to get used to using far less energy now.

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Why I'm against hydrogen cells, central solar plants, and question nuclear options? [View all] RoeVWade Dec 2023 OP

BTW, I don't know that we can ever achieve total home energy, but RoeVWade Dec 2023 #1

Well, considering... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #2

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