To be clear: YES, we do need to GO GREEN. The Establishment and much of Main Street, however, apparently are not aware of exactly what it will take to do so. They also seem to be unaware of the scale needed for such a transformation, and of the entire mining-minerals-metals situation.
The current thinking of most people who support a transition to Green energy appears to be as follows. Here's what we'll do:
a) get off petroleum and all its products;
b) build a large number of Green energy gizmos;
c) electrify all transport vehicles (personal and commercial);
d) scale up nuclear energy, if necessary;
e) recycle and reuse materials;
f) increase energy efficiency;
g) use carbon offsets and cap & trade to balance things out; and
h) with all the above in place, we can continue the pursuit of infinite economic and population growth on our finite planet.
Sounds great, eh?!
But there's a massive problem (which The Establishment doesn't want to acknowledge), and here it is---
Infinite growth is not necessary for humans to thrive, and for the sake of all life on Earth, it must cease. Do a Search for "CASSE top 10 policies for a steady state economy". Read anything by Herman Daly. Neoliberal/neoclassical economics is not sacrosanct.
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Not only my opinion. Be Well
