I agree that using too much power is silly, but most of that is used by individuals, who want to go places (drive their cars, take airplanes, go on
cruises...), heat and cool their homes, keep their food cold and hot as needed, and use PCs, phones, lighting, etc. Corporations use power, but
most in the process of providing things and services to people. And the government uses a lot for things like airport radar, military, millions of
bureaucrats in offices, etc.
I would like to see an end to most street lights, especially on highways, where they are not needed. But other people keep demanding more lighting to
prevent crime or such, which seems not to be working.
But companies sell things because people buy them, I-phones, hamburgers, bottled water,gasoline, and more are all purchased by people, and most seem
to be in a panic when they are not available. People say that they want solar, but are unwilling to not use power at night, when the sun don't shine.
And I hear people say that someone (government, charity, parents, others, etc) should provide them free electricity, medical care, food, internet,
etc, all of which is used more when free....
Each person on the earth uses a certain amount of oxygen, water, food, energy, etc. The issue is that with that number rising quickly in the last
100 years, that is demanding more and more energy, water, food, and material items to provide for them, and most people I have meet want more of all
of it. Cars now have more features than most houses did just 50 years ago. Most have video screens, airbags, computers, AC, and so much more.
If you can first demonstrate that you will give up heating and cooling, cars, planes, cell phones, etc, then you should next try to convince other
people to do the same. If all of the people complaining about global warming would actually change THEIR activities, it might help a little, but with
China and India building dozens of new coal burning plants, it still won't make a difference in the world, as they are building new fossil fuel power
plants far faster than the west can decommission them, and then our grid will soon fail, as people have this crazy idea of using power at night and
when the wind is not blowing. (See link below for more details and discussion)
Don't get me wrong, I have made a real effort to cut my power use in half over the last few years and cut back, but I see that most people won't even
turn off lights when they are gone or not drive a 10 mpg truck to commute alone to work each day. So the people on the earth will eventually run
out of fossil fuels and other resources and create a new crisis which will eventually lower the earth's population. Like the game of Life for those
who know it.
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4639406-the-beginning-of-th...
energy-realities
( I deleted this as it was just too large, happy to report it elsewhere.)
[Edited on 14-10-2023 by Dr.Bob] |