"Green energy" employs more people than the' oil industry' and is growing.
A 100 years ago the harness worker was a dying industry as horses were being replaced by motor vehicles. Horse toejam street cleaners were disappearing.
I'll believe in green energy when they can prove a few things:
1- That you can ship thousands of tons of goods around the world on ships and trains on strictly electric power without hurting delivery times
2- That the factories that make these electric cars aren't generating massive emissions themselves. I mean seriously have y'all read what's in a Tesla battery? A lot of toxic chemicals. And those high powered EV motors? Miles and MILES of copper wire that have to be fired and manufactured. It's also worth noting the average age of a Tesla battery is roughly 7 years before it needs replacement. They literally get dumped in a landfill. Yeah. Real eco friendly. All those toxic chemicals.
3- That you can make a long distance trip in an eco friendly car without having to wait ages for charging
4- That the green energy industry can be self sustainable. For example, energy from solar panels and other green sources is all that's used to build new panels. The factories must not use energy generated by fossil fuels.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for taking care of the earth and I think electric power is interesting, but despite what all the "influencers" and global warming activists (and by extension, the global warming magnates) say,
our world is not ready to shut off fossil fuels. Society would literally collapse on a global scale. Not saying we couldn't eventually build back up, but it's just stupid to try and make The Switch right now.
So, until they give me a better alternative, I'll keep driving a diesel Mercedes, playing around on a go kart for fun, and working on those glorious warbirds we have at the hangar that are oh so thirsty.
