By reading some of my posts on energy, you now understand that a modern society cannot exist without huge amounts of energy flowing through it day and night. In fact, I have argued, the modern society fails if these energy flows diminish , just like a starved mammal becomes sick and eventually dies from lack of food. Further, I have explained that almost all of your electricity and transportation fuels comes from fossil fuels, uranium, and water behind dams. I showed graphically that renewables are but a small addition to our daily energy portfolio. Finally, I compared the energy sources and energy use in two important U.S. states, Texas and California. These states are perceived quite differently. California's image is synonymous with progress and clean energy, while Texas is regarded as overly conservative, and prone to using fossil fuels. Yet, as I demonstrated, electricity sources in these two states are not that much different, and Texas produces...
In this blog, I continue to write about the environment, ecology, energy, complexity, and humans. Of particular interest to me are human self-delusions and mad stampedes to nowhere.