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By Ronald Stein
Most elected officials, as well as those aspiring to be elected, have little comprehension between the differences between the products and transportation fuels running the economy and the electricity needed by all the infrastructures. Thus, all candidates running for public offices throughout the country (both parties), for Mayor, Governor, President, etc., should be given the opportunity to share their Energy Wisdom in public debates.
The global population has surged from 1 to over 8 billion in less than 200 years not from fossil fuels, but FROM the products and transportation fuels MADE FROM fossil fuels. This growth has been directly attributable to the dramatic increase in the number of products and transportation fuels made from fossil fuels, many of which are essential to health, safety, transportation mobility, agriculture, and national defense.
Since wind turbines and solar panels ONLY generate electricity, in less than 2-minutes, readers may find this video education, “Can You Go a Day Without Fossil Fuels?” as itshows some of the products that wind turbines and solar panels CANNOT make for our materialistic society.
Since all the components to generate electricity by coal, natural gas, hydro, nuclear, wind, and solar, are MADE FROM fossil fuels, George Carlin shares in a 1-quick minute video, the results of ridding the world of fossil fuels, as that would Eliminate ALL electricity.
Before we rid the planet of fossil fuel usage, the public deserves to know the zero-emission ideologists’ plan for what the replacement will be for that black tar commonly referred to as crude oil, to maintain the supply chain of products and transportation fuels demanded by the 8 billion people on this planet that are the foundation of the world’s economy.
Which brings us back to the essence of Energy Wisdom: that decisions by public officials about energy are, at their core, decisions about society itself—about what kind of economy we wish to sustain, what kind of communities we wish to build, and what trade-offs we are prepared to accept. These are not technical questions alone, as they are cultural, economic, geopolitical, and ethical questions that demand serious public conversation, especially from those seeking public office.
For candidates who hope to lead—whether as Mayor, Governor, or President—Energy Wisdom requires comprehensive awareness: that modern civilization is not powered by electricity alone; that materials matter; that transportation fuels for planes, ships, military, construction equipment, and space travel launches, that oil underpins global logistics and manufacturing; that ethical mining must be part of any responsible strategy; that nuclear generated electricity is returning to the global stage; and that Earth’s mineral and metal resources, while vast, are ultimately finite. America’s prosperity has always been tied to its ability to understand industrial realities, not simply political aspirations.
The following open-ended questions are intended not to trap or embarrass political figures, but to invite deeper discussions about their Energy Wisdom. If an aspiring leader can articulate thoughtful responses to these six questions, voters will have a clearer sense of whether that person possesses the level of Energy Wisdom needed for leadership.
These Open-Ended Questions are for Candidates to share the extent of their Energy Wisdom:
America, and the world’s 8 billion people, needs leaders who can think beyond slogans, beyond narrow categories of electricity, and beyond short-term political cycles. Energy Wisdom is not about favoring one source over another. It is about recognizing the full industrial reality that sustains modern life and approaching energy decisions, inclusive of the products, transportation fuels, and electricity demanded by all infrastructures of today’s economy with humility, responsibility, and practical understanding. That is the kind of Energy Wisdom leadership the twenty-first century requires.
Ronald Stein, Founder and Ambassador for Energy & Infrastructure of PTS Advance, headquartered in Irvine, California.
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