Earth Day should not be a time for looking back but rather an occasion to congratulate ourselves for moving forward, solving the problem of darkness that took man quite a few millennia to solve.
Climate activists hold a rally to protest the use of fossil fuels on Earth Day in the rain front of the White House, Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Washington. Earth Day 2024 is today and Californians are being encouraged to turn off their lights. For now, it would be a voluntary exercise in futility. In a few years, though, maybe even this summer, the lights will go out on their own, as the grid becomes shakier while the state plunges into a dim future.
But Earth Day, which has been around since 1970, also has its own tribute to primitive living. Earth Day “tips” from local governments include turning off lights when leaving a room and unplugging electronics that aren’t in use. Schools observe Earth Day by disconnecting and shutting down technology.
If California continues on its current path of closing gas-fired and nuclear power plants, falling behind in replacing lost energy with unreliable renewable sources, and outlawing sales of new fossil fuel-burning cars and light trucks in 2035, then it will be unable to produce enough electricity to meet demand.
But that’s merely the first chapter in a longer story. New players have entered the game, and the strain they will place on power production threatens “,” the Washington Post reports. “Vast swaths of the United States are at risk of running short of power as electricity-hungry data centers and clean-technology factories proliferate around the country.”
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