1999 Series 2 Number 2 Page 32
Exploding Energy Myths.
Mike Nickerson (in 2025, still a CACOR member) wrote this commentary on the myths of abundant energy and the need to energy from fossil fuels for everything we do. He advocated a return to use of the metabolic energy that used to be most prominent before the Industrial Revolution. We might do this with less of a focus on consumption. In more recent years, Mr. Nickerson has been advocating More Fun, Less Stuff, though he is currently (summer 2025) reviewing whether there are problems with ‘more fun’ that need to be avoided. For example, some people think slaughtering wild animals is great fun, but we know it is highly problematic, especially with endangered species.
Link to | Exploding Energy Myths.
[Note that there was an editorial in the same issue discussing this paper. It used the term ‘imploding’ rather than ‘exploding.’ Ed.]
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