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Old 09-29-2018, 06:09 PM   #3040 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
I don't see why fossil fuels are a mandatory requirement.
That is because everyone is blind to the SCALE of fossil energy it takes to do what we have, and would need to continue doing. And most people seem to have an intense optimism bias toward rebuildables without ever running the numbers due to a decade of greenwashing in the uniformed media that is determined to keep business as usual growth going for as long as possible.
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Rebuildables can power "A" human society. Just not this one. 17 TeraWatts and growing (for now).
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Very concise and pulling no punches weekly essay by Martenson today on the subject of the impending liquid fuel depletion. Wise scientists and forward thinkers have been warning us about this for 60 years but our time blind and reward hungry stone age brains subconsciously refuse to accept it.
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https://www.peakprosperity.com/blog/...k-wall-reality
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