Maybe instead of Somalian pirates there will be Somalian steel smelters.
Maybe instead of Somalian pirates there will be Somalian steel smelters.
I liked “Tropic of Cancer” better than “Tropic of Capricorn” ... wait, did I return that book? I thought I did.
Consider for a moment, a generator for home.
Most of us laugh at the idea of a solar generator and batteries to store power, etc. Just get me a gas powered generator.
And that’s a reasonable approach. Until three days after power goes out, and you’re running out of gas along with everyone else. Fights erupt at gas stations. This leads to thieves who prowl the neighborhoods listening for generators so they can siphon gas. And worse.
It happened. I lived thru that in North Jersey during Superstorm Sandy. I had plenty of gas but I was standing guard at night.
Solar generators are silent and thus don’t surrender your position. They can make a big difference in a less-than-friendly power outage.
Having a well-diversified portfolio of energy sources is always prudent. Being bullish on solar or even EVs doesn’t make you a nut job. It’s when the govt FORCES you to choose one or the other that things get messed up. Indeed, if “renewables” ticked up a few notches it’d lower the “dependence” on oil from such liberty-loving nations as Russia and Saudi Arabia.
every time I read the word “smelter” all I can think of is biden and little girl’s hair.