Posted on 06/03/2021 9:34:11 AM PDT by 11th_VA
Environmentalists have long promoted renewable energy sources like solar panels and wind farms to save the climate. But what about when those technologies destroy the environment? In this provocative talk, Time Magazine “Hero of the Environment” and energy expert, Michael Shellenberger explains why solar and wind farms require so much land for mining and energy production, and an alternative path to saving both the climate and the natural environment.
Michael Shellenberger is a Time Magazine Hero of the Environment and President of Environmental Progress, a research and policy organization.
A lifelong environmentalist, Michael changed his mind about nuclear energy and has helped save enough nuclear reactors to prevent an increase in carbon emissions equivalent to adding more than 10 million cars to the road.
He lives in Berkeley, California.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
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My comment was tongue in cheek.
Th planet is self sufficient; it doesn’t need saving!
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We need saving from the stupid leftists.
The only true “renewable” energy is fusion because that’s what the stars run on, and if it weren’t for stars there’d still be nothing in the universe except hydrogen, helium and a teensie bit of lithium.
How much oil will it take to pave the roads, run the pavers, dump trucks and factories that make ashphalt? Without smooth roads, and a way to repair them easily, a Tesla needs wings to take you from A to B.
Common sense, less CO2 less plant growth.
Nobody said we would go to zero oil use. We need oil for plastics, and for additives for tires, insulation, and scores of other uses.
But using LESS is a goal.
An EV can be refueled by a hydroelectric dam, solar, wind, geo-thermal, nuclear, or any other electrical generating method. The car or truck demands gasoline or diesel. That’s a high purity item
Add to the advances in AI and autopilot, navigation, and self-parking. Imagine going to the airport and telling your car to go home and park in the garage. Then have your car pick you up on your return
Or being at work and sending the car to pick up the kids and take them to school. Reaction times that are 100x faster than human, never get tired and respond to ice, and see icy patches we can’t. It’s coming
Some industries will fundamentally change. Long distance truckers will likely go away. I predict that long distance trucks will be robots, that will stop outside major cities and pick up a “local pilot” to take the truck into the final destination.
Will oil demand go to zero? Probably not. But will the people who want to kill us be forced to start eating sand? I sure hope so
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