I have nothing against pursuit of Green Energy technologies, but when a small group of activists who can't see further than the end of their nose stir up and waste the time of universities and trusts they have stepped over the line of reasoning -- see this article.. There is a great book for these people to read: "The Colder War, How the Global Energy Trade Slipped from America's Grasp" by Marin Katusa. I'm about 75% finished with it. It focuses on how Fossil Fuels are the backbone to the Global Economy and Countries and a blind eye (what these snooty activists possess) to continued fossil energy is much more than green house gases. Oil today is like Gold in the past: the driver of the selected trade currency, which today is the U.S. Dollar! It focuses on Putin's plan to dominate control of all the natural resources -- oil, gas, uranium, etc. while our government continues to cater to the distracting skirmishes from activists like the ones in this article. The book is darn right SCARY! Putin has been driving his plan for decade. You'll read all about energy history, who controls it, and who has been accumulating controls. Let me touch on a Green Technology, Nuclear Energy. We have about 121 reactors in the U.S., more than any other country. We mine fuel for only HALF of the reactors. Thus, we have to import (from Russia primarily) rods to burn to produce nuclear energy. Putin has been catering to uranium-producing countries with offers and contracts and is now expected to have Russia the leading country in uranium production, about 49%, in the very near future. Add that to his already super-abundance of oil and gas, where is customers are mostly European countries supplied by pipe lines having his signature, and his immediate plans to access China (already has oil contract for 20 years) with new pipelines, he will dominate the eastern hemisphere and world.
The issue isn't just the fuels. The other real issue is the currency used for fuel and mineral trading, now is the Dollar. Clinton did a stupid thing on his watch: Gas for Food. Whereas we had a global agreement that the Dollar would be the ONLY trade currency, he provided an exception where Europe could trade food for fuel with Russia without trading and the Dollar. Since then, other countries followed suit. Venezuela jumped aboard with their oil and with agreements with China. the Dollar is getting bypassed and trading is being done without teh dollar and in the local country currencies. The question becomes: WHEN will the Dollar cease being the sole trading currency? Now this would be major damage!
So, here America sits on its hands with NO global energy plan other than throwing resources to insurgents across at least a half-dozen countries, while Putin waits until one of the countries fails or the skirmishes cease to go in and offer his hand to get them back up and running. He is a clever dude. As I said, the book is very, very good, covering history and energy issues in detail, and is very scary for an American to read.
Meanwhile, activists, take you felled tree to the local university and cry over it while ALL our lives are being shattered by a great chess player. Fossil fuel, as you will read in the book, MUST stay for decades to come. The WHOLE world depends on fossil fuels for manufacturing -- how do you get your windmill blades without fossil fuel, huh? The answer is ALL fuels must be supported, with fossil fuels first. They are the life blood of the world today and many, many years to come. They are America's life blood. You can't WISH them away when NO green alternative is available to EVER supply the world's, or even America's, energy appetite. You activists are essentially saying get out the outdoor grills and candles so you can experiment. I for one like my electricity and heat. Stay off my doorstep.
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