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exboyfil

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1. I have a second grandkid on the way
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 08:47 AM
Sep 9

Hell of a world we are going to leave them.

We won't stop digging or pumping carbon out of the ground until the last economical unit is gathered and burned.

Fusion won't save us.

Fission won't save us.

AI will be a hungry energy beast

We need to cover the entire state of Arizona with solar panels just to meet our current electrical needs even without electric based transportation.

Positive feedback loop. As the temperature goes up, our use of electricity goes up.

Release of greenhouse gases in the Artic with the permafrost melt (another positive feedback loop).

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