The Industrial Revolution unleashed what economist Deirdre McCloskey calls the Great Enrichment, the enormous increase in standards of living and life expectancy of the past 250 years.
Senator Scott Weiner (D) Introduces a Bill to Financially Nail Californians That Can Least Afford the Most Expensive Energy in the Nation
The Senator’s Bill SB 467 is racially biasing more expensive electricity and fuels onto the less fortunate that will worsen poverty, which remains a bigger challenge than minor local environmental issues.
Cities, Countries, and Economies were Built with Derivatives from Oil, Not by Electricity
Intermittent electricity CANNOT provide the oil derivatives that are the basis of thousands of products that have benefitted humanity for more than 200 years.
The Industrial Revolution unleashed what economist Deirdre McCloskey calls the Great Enrichment, the enormous increase in standards of living and life expectancy of the past 250 years.
The Senator’s Bill SB 467 is racially biasing more expensive electricity and fuels onto the less fortunate that will worsen poverty, which remains a bigger challenge than minor local environmental issues.
Intermittent electricity CANNOT provide the oil derivatives that are the basis of thousands of products that have benefitted humanity for more than 200 years.
Understanding the pros and cons of energy options from hydro, renewables, fossil fuels, and nuclear, for the world’s diverse population, would be best for the future of society.