Hello Into The Night,
Well that all sounds very encouraging, but I'll have to reserve believing it until I see that concept more widely out there. Read: In the main stream media.
As for Energy, I don't think we have to extract and burn. Bill Gates appears to be on the cusp of solving that problem with Traveling Wave Nuclear Power. This ingenious reactor design solves the safety issue. Left unattended, it simply does nothing else. Does not require cooling like the previous designs. It's not gonna melt down ever. Uses the spent fuel from 1st gen reactors. That solves another nasty problem. What to do with all that spent fuel? This reactor design uses that fuel and produces safe nuclear power. Now, I know my liberal friends will have a tough time warming up to this idea, but they will in time. The first one is being built right now in China. Bill had to do it there because the USA regulations are all designed for the old dangerous traditional design. This design is so radically different they can't possibly gain approval for everything that was required for a traditional reactor. Our government moves far too slowly for this exciting new technology to wait. But the Chinese don't work that way. Communism has it's advantages sometimes. If they want to change a policy it doesn't take a lot of red tape. So they did it, and now they are working with Bill Gates. The Chinese will have this technology before we will, but that's OK. We will get it in time. Zero emissions. Safe. It's a solution.
So lots of things have been covered, but not all. Rare earths? Biodiversity? Species extinction rates are way up. Humans are wiping out species at an unprecedented rate. There was once a Carolina Parakeet. Gone. It had pretty feathers so we killed 'em all. And then there were no more pretty Carolina Parakeet feathers to be had. Coulda used some more of those pesky regulations and government.
What are we going to make batteries out of after all that material has been depleted?
How are we going to prevent mass revolt due to extreme wealth inequality?
We gonna take all the trees and put 'em in a tree museum?
Charge people a dollar and a half to see 'em?
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
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