HYPER-RENEWABLES
During the 18-19C the developing world was fuelled by whale oil until someone found crude oil in the ground in Pennsylvania in 1820. This gave blessed relief to the whale species who had suffered unspeakably as they were hunted and slaughtered for their blubber and spermaciti.
The oil industry promised to end an ecological disaster and assuage the thirst for growth, but of course brought a new host of problems with it.
Today that industry transitions to a new phase as 'renewables' take up the excess demand and promise to reduce environmental impact.
In turn however these solutions are ushering in new ecological disasters and commodity wars, causing the suffering of new peoples and ecosystems.
So where can we go from here ?
The oil industry promised to end an ecological disaster and assuage the thirst for growth, but of course brought a new host of problems with it.
Today that industry transitions to a new phase as 'renewables' take up the excess demand and promise to reduce environmental impact.
In turn however these solutions are ushering in new ecological disasters and commodity wars, causing the suffering of new peoples and ecosystems.
So where can we go from here ?