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Once, I was invited to some young folks apartment for dinner. When I got there, I noticed that many of the windows were open in the middle of a cold January day, and the electric heat was on full.
I asked why and she replied "We like the fresh air and besides the heat expense for this apartment is free we only pay a fixed rent, the heat expense is paid for by the landlord.
This is what I was referring to when I said there is always a price to be paid, energy is never really free when there is an attitude of irresponsible use. I believe if it were truly free , as a society and for the most part, that we are not mature enough to handle such abundant energy properly . There would be incredible waste, conservation efforts would "go out the window" because there would be no point to it with energy "too cheap to meter ".
The irresponsible use of truly free energy would probably cause great devastation to the planet.
When the natural flow of rivers is plugged by hydroelectric dams, after the cost of the dam is paid for, the energy is virtually free, only the cost of maintaining the generators and transmission lines remains. But what is the actual cost of such extraction of energy to the environment and the earth?
My point was, with wind, solar, hydro, nuclear, bio, there is always a hidden, not so obvious cost to be paid.
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"Secrecy, secret societies and secret groups have always been repugnant to a free and open society"......John F Kennedy
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