Todd Bennington | Kingdom Exploration Media
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As the articles linked to below suggest, there seems to be an increasing tendency for politicians, other decision makers, and even business people to make policies in regard to energy based on what is politically fashionable rather than what would have the most benefit for the majority of people involved.

The solution to all concerns about the detrimental effects of fossil fuels on the environment would obviously be for people to voluntarily return to the modes of living that existed prior to the Industrial Revolution — yet very, very few people seem willing to embark on such a course.

Instead, the wish generally seems to be to enjoy all of the benefits of modern living brought about by fossil fuels whilst trying to throw up obstacles to the industry that provides them.

As a proposed alternative, there’s lots of insubstantial talk of “alternative energy sources,” few of which appear to yet be cost effective or widely available, or else rely on technological innovations that have yet to be fully made.

It would seem that policies based on wishful thinking and idyllic conceptions of pristine nature can only prove at some point disastrous.

https://www.npr.org/2018/02/08/583407248/california-may-have-a-way-to-block-trumps-offshore-drilling-push

https://www.forbes.com/sites/judeclemente/2018/02/08/more-oil-and-natural-gas-invalidate-keep-it-in-the-ground-movement/#22f80311106f

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/07/norways-statoil-ceo-says-energy-transition-is-driving-diversification-away-from-oil-and-gas.html