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    The document discusses competing views on society's energy options between fossil fuel proponents and renewable energy advocates. Fossil fuel supporters argue their products provide economic benefits and replacing them with renewables like solar and wind will cause harm. Renewable advocates say there is plenty of wind and sun and the only barrier is political influence of fossil fuel industries. The author argues the truth lies somewhere in between, and that how we use energy is as important as the source. An unexplored approach is focusing on efficient energy use rather than which sources to rely on entirely.

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    The document discusses competing views on society's energy options between fossil fuel proponents and renewable energy advocates. Fossil fuel supporters argue their products provide economic benefits and replacing them with renewables like solar and wind will cause harm. Renewable advocates say there is plenty of wind and sun and the only barrier is political influence of fossil fuel industries. The author argues the truth lies somewhere in between, and that how we use energy is as important as the source. An unexplored approach is focusing on efficient energy use rather than which sources to rely on entirely.

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    The document discusses competing views on society's energy options between fossil fuel proponents and renewable energy advocates. Fossil fuel supporters argue their products provide economic benefits and replacing them with renewables like solar and wind will cause harm. Renewable advocates say there is plenty of wind and sun and the only barrier is political influence of fossil fuel industries. The author argues the truth lies somewhere in between, and that how we use energy is as important as the source. An unexplored approach is focusing on efficient energy use rather than which sources to rely on entirely.

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    Our Renewable Future

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    Mariela Tissera
    The document discusses competing views on society's energy options between fossil fuel proponents and renewable energy advocates. Fossil fuel supporters argue their products provide economic benefits and replacing them with renewables like solar and wind will cause harm. Renewable advocates say there is plenty of wind and sun and the only barrier is political influence of fossil fuel industries. The author argues the truth lies somewhere in between, and that how we use energy is as important as the source. An unexplored approach is focusing on efficient energy use rather than which sources to rely on entirely.

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    18/10/23, 14:58 Open iPub - Our Renewable Future

    and sequester carbon as we continue burning


    fossil fuels.
    Our Renewable Future
    On the other hand, at least some renewable
    Our Renewable Future, Or, What I’ve energy proponents tell us there is plenty of wind
    Learned In 12 Years Writing About Energy and sun, the fuel is free, and the only thing
    standing between us and a climate-protected
    By Richard Heinberg
    world of plentiful, sustainable, “green” energy,
    21 January, 2015 jobs, and economic growth is the political clout
    of the coal, oil, and gas industries (here is a
    Post Carbon Institute
    taste of that line of thought).
    (7000 words, about 25 minutes reading time)
    Which message is right? Will our energy future
    be fueled by fossils (with or without carbon
    capture technology), or powered by abundant,
    renewable wind and sunlight? Does the truth lie
    somewhere between these extremes—that is,
    does an “all of the above” energy future await
    us? Or is our energy destiny located in a Terra
    Incognita that neither fossil fuel promoters nor
    renewable energy advocates talk much about?
    As maddening as it may be, the latter
    Folks who pay attention to energy and climate conclusion may be the one best supported by
    issues are regularly treated to two competing the facts.
    depictions of society’s energy options.* On one If that uncharted land had a motto, it might be,
    hand, the fossil fuel industry claims that its “How we use energy is as important as how we
    products deliver unique economic benefits, and get it.”
    that giving up coal, oil, and natural gas in favor
    of renewable energy sources like solar and 1. Unburnable Fossils and Intermittent
    wind will entail sacrifice and suffering (this Electricity
    gives a flavor of their argument). Saving the
    climate may not be worth the trouble, they say, Let’s start with the claim that giving up coal, oil,
    unless we can find affordable ways to capture and gas will hurl us back to the Stone Age. It’s
    true that fossil fuels have offered extraordinary

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