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Stanford, UCD Researchers Say 100% Renewable Energy Possible By 2050
thecarchik writes with news of an analysis published in Energy Policy by researchers from Stanford University and the University of California-Davis. "There are no technological or economic barriers to converting the entire world to clean, renewable energy sources, said author Mark Jacobson, a Stanford professor, saying it is only a question of 'whether we have the societal and political will.' During this decade, the two 'fuels of the future' will be electricity and gasoline. Beyond that, we can't project."
Why on earth would anyone want to remove yet another limit to human growth? We don't need more energy, we need to use less energy, period. At its base, this means fewer humans. We simply need to decrease the surplus population of ravenously resource-hungry bourgeoisie. It is incredible that in this day and age, there are still no limits on how many children hetero couples are allowed to conceive. Christian sects encourage their brainwashed followers to have as many children as possible, so as to elbow out the smart people. In a democracy this can only mean bad news. What we really need is a Chinese-style one child policy, or better yet incentives for no children at all. Misusing science to find better ways to exploit the earth for more and more energy will just end in tragedy, because there is no end to the hunger for resources.
Shutting down free speech with violence isn't fighting fascism. It IS fascism!
...the world spins out of control
The world has been out of control since the beginning of the industrial revolution, so it's a bit late for that. "Out of control" is what laissez-faire capitalism is all about - that's what people like Rupert Murdoch mean when they talk about "freedom": complete lack of control and restraint.