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Something also to consider:
*Lomberg reports that 43% of American energy use is wasted.page 125.
(with energy efficiency measures,the US could reduce it's overall load by 43%,reducing the amount of renewable infrastructure by the same amount without any loss of service)
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This comports with R. B. Fuller's suggestion to raise the overall efficiency of everything from 4% to 8%.
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Renewables are competitive today.If total costing is the metric.
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Doing the right thing of course has zero monetary value.
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If you want to set aside fossil fuels for mining and agribusiness it's fine by me.
For the exception of aircraft,most other mobility issues can be handled without it.
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To be phased out relative to bio-fuels?