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What a brilliant take. Use fossil fuels to make wind turbines? No, let's continue using them to make some other thing, not specified here. Refusing to build gr
by stefan_ 4y ago
What a brilliant take. Use fossil fuels to make wind turbines? No, let's continue using them to make some other thing, not specified here.
Refusing to build green energy because doing so consumes natural resources does not stop those resources from being exploited. It leads to more exploitation.
- seltzered_ 4y agoThats a good point. There is a problem around critics guiding only towards a 'reentrenchment' narrative rather than offering (and applying themselves to) some other paths. I'm not against renewables, but I bring up the above point to proffer that it needs to come with some social niche changes to facilitate less overall energy load. Papers like http://goodlife.leeds.ac.uk/ http://goodlife.leeds.ac.uk/ help point out the differences between nations/cultures.