Environment & Energy

...one understands that it is not, nor is it intended to be, oracular.

Many papers cite others not in support but in criticism. This is the admirable but flawed system under which science functions.

Over 24,000 academic papers have been published in 2026 alone on the subject of power generation and we're only halfway through the year. Obviously some are better than others. Cherry picking among them is absurd without context.

The fact that there are bourgeois homeowners in danger of breaking their arms to pat themselves on the back for being "green," does not imply that their efforts are either significant nor even laudable or relevant to the larger world.

Electric cars for the bulk of humanity are not any more sustainable than other types of cars.

Batteries are not sustainable over the long term nor can they ever under any circumstances, be considered "green" because they destroy exergy and they represent infrastructure that can only be useful for relatively short periods. Their limited reliability depends on reliable sources of energy to charge them on demand. There is only one reliable source of clean energy and it is not solar, not even close.