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Non-renewable energy is limited... if we don't gradually make it expensive now it's going to get REALLY expensive very suddenly in a couple of decades. That pro

by ponker 6y ago

Non-renewable energy is limited... if we don't gradually make it expensive now it's going to get REALLY expensive very suddenly in a couple of decades. That process is where global wars will be fought over what little energy is remaining. Look how many wars even today are fought over oil.

organsnyder 6y ago
We keep coming up with ways to overcome this scarcity, however. Fracking has led to tons of cheap fossil fuels, for instance. I'm much more concerned with the disastrous effects if carbon-based fuels remain so cheap; we need to tax the hell out of it now rather than waiting for scarcity that might always be on the horizon.
- ponker 6y ago
  LOL fracking. Destroy all your fresh water to get more fossil fuels. It’s almost QED by itself.
  - taneq 6y ago
    Are you trying to say that companies will automatically stop fracking due to the environmental effects? Because it turns out that they do not do that.
    - ponker 6y ago
      No, I’m saying that “we’ll find new solutions to our energy problems like creating potable water problems!” is dumb.
      - taneq 6y ago
        Agreed on that, then.
garmaine 6y ago
Is nuclear non-renewable? Because nuclear is effectively unlimited by today’s standards.