So, it's not a choice between undersea oil drilling and so-called "windmills" (a euphemism for industrial sea monsters), but rather more like the worst of both worlds.
And the funny thing is, they were-- at least in their disastrous effect on Native Americans and their culture. So their "superstitions" proved to be a reliable guide to the reality of the situation. A very apt analogy to the current situation.
If the object of the game were to simply create the most cost efficient energy source, the biggest bang for our buck, the most power with the least environmental intrusion, the winning play would be nuclear ☢️ power. We would still need crude and coal. Of course we could use a combo perhaps harnessing wind and hydro in places least likely to cause harm.
But, as seems to be the case on even mundane, daily, local levels, money is always the driver. And so until MAN stops himself from being perpetually, myopically and helplessly motivated by accumulating money - at any cost!!! - we as a global society will never solve these problems. But we cannot just ditch “all fossil fuels” as we are wholly dependent on them, top to bottom. Crushing our economy while adversarial nations continue apace, will only doom us in the end.
So, it's not a choice between undersea oil drilling and so-called "windmills" (a euphemism for industrial sea monsters), but rather more like the worst of both worlds.
"a euphemism for industrial sea monsters"
Yes, it's similar to how superstitious natives reacted to seeing European boats for the first time. "Sea monsters"
And the funny thing is, they were-- at least in their disastrous effect on Native Americans and their culture. So their "superstitions" proved to be a reliable guide to the reality of the situation. A very apt analogy to the current situation.
Although in this case, we rationally know that offshore wind isn't going to cause a genocide.
If the object of the game were to simply create the most cost efficient energy source, the biggest bang for our buck, the most power with the least environmental intrusion, the winning play would be nuclear ☢️ power. We would still need crude and coal. Of course we could use a combo perhaps harnessing wind and hydro in places least likely to cause harm.
But, as seems to be the case on even mundane, daily, local levels, money is always the driver. And so until MAN stops himself from being perpetually, myopically and helplessly motivated by accumulating money - at any cost!!! - we as a global society will never solve these problems. But we cannot just ditch “all fossil fuels” as we are wholly dependent on them, top to bottom. Crushing our economy while adversarial nations continue apace, will only doom us in the end.
If the oil industry was "joined at the hip" with the wind industry then I doubt they'd be funding anti-wind astroturf groups