Once the West percieves itself to be removed from its existential battle with the East, this clean energy hand waving will be put squarely in the rear view. For

Once the West percieves itself to be removed from its existential battle with the East, this clean energy hand waving will be put squarely in the rear view. For better or worse. Though, any continued propaganda on the matter is mostly harmless to beneficial for undemocratic governance (forced policy with desired downstream effects on restricting the population). And so that may continue. To test this logic, ask yourself if the West would adopt clean energy even if it meant losing to the East. The answer is obviously no. And it hasn't. And it won't. In fact, energy use will be maximized, by any means, to cement as much of a permanent advantage as can be gained. Now, and in the future once we are no longer being threatened by Eastern energy supplies.