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Neil Harvey's avatar

30 years ago I was taught about the embodied energy of all products when assessing energy performance. This important factor is now being completely ignored. No doubt to maintain the grift.

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Eddie's avatar

I see this article as my GPS for sense-making within the chaos that energy policy discussions have become. First Principles Thinking (the opposite of morality-based cultural screech) starts with the inarguable fact-neutrals of our universe - such as entropy/2LTD. There is no other logical onramp to rational policy policy creation. Why not replace these public shaming summits with rigorous dispassionate analysis? Why not begin with inalterable physical truths - such as those mentioned in the article?

Instead we fast forward through accusation, indictment, trial and unimpeded execution, via public opinion by those shouting the loudest. It’s culturally driven, and our physics don’t care much about your culture.

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