Random thoughts
I recommend Fernan Braudel’s (sp?) excellent works. As opposed to many historians he talks about ordinary people and the Realities of Life…the actual…

I posit that the end of slavery was initiated by the advent of cheap power (energy). The abolitionist societies of 18th century England began with the steam engine. Who do greens propose to enslave upon the repeal of energy?

Green and other forms of liberal life hate numbers. Numbers, even statistics, when understood, are not as maleable as words. Average people hate numbers. Thus average folk are suseptible to liberal bovine waste.

Entropy, in its fullest and most subtle forms, lives.

MC3. I too fought the air pollution battle. Got a power permit in SCAQMD (LA) during and EPA construction ban. Most important to regulators? The process, not the result.

Derek, what about an underground energy economy? Bootleg batteries? Bathtub gasolene? A the joys of inintended consequences.

FYI wind power is a fake. Solar a little better, but…

Everything starts with a fire, somewhere.

Saw Native Alaskans on Science Channel. They really liked the snow mobiles they were using. The “camp” used for hunting was well equipped with Coleman products. I am SURE they want to go back to semi-starvation lifestye in order to save the culture. Sure.

My granny, a crusty curmudgeon if there ever was one, used to say “Good ole days, hell, it was 12 to 14 hours a day of back breaking work just to get food on the table. Hot water heaters are a good thing.”

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