"Which come down to not using oil and gas on one hand, and having health and goods on the other hand. And you can't get the second without using the first." I

"Which come down to not using oil and gas on one hand, and having health and goods on the other hand. And you can't get the second without using the first." I think that very much USED to be true but is now definitely NOT the case. We can make the switch to complete renewables, or at least make a 90+% reduction in GHG intensity. Not quickly and not without short term cost but it is finally possible without bankrupting us. At this point we are fighting inertia and monied interests who would prefer the energy status quo. Hydrocarbon energy is wildly profitable and very convenient but we shouldn't act like it's the only game in town any more.