His arguments are straw man in nature. I think we all agree that fossil fuels have led to orders of magnitude increases in standard of living, at least for most

His arguments are straw man in nature. I think we all agree that fossil fuels have led to orders of magnitude increases in standard of living, at least for most humans. That is not really in dispute. But it is now time to move on to new sources of energy that are not so destructive for the planet and biodiversity; renewables, nuclear, and ultimately fusion. We need to look forward, not back.