> The question few seem to ask is should we be this (literally) power hungry in the first place? Absolutely!! Reducing excess consumption will always be easier

> The question few seem to ask is should we be this (literally) power hungry in the first place? Absolutely!! Reducing excess consumption will always be easier than making up for it later because the latter inevitably causes losses which become heat from which "useful work" can never be recovered. We can avoid those losses by simply never requiring them in the first place. But too many have the Myth Of Progress burrowed deep into their core ideologies and will fight tooth and nail to keep the trivial conveniences they've built their daily routines around. On your first point, though, I'm not sure it will be a net negative considering the human component in the equation, and anyway, outdoor cats are orders of magnitude worse for birds than wind turbines are, not to mention concrete jungles with no trees and high average noise levels.