Headlines lie. United Airlines has NOT purchased 100 electric airplanes. So why do they lie? Why did Joseph Goebbels make German newspapers depict the Soviet Union as a small country in the fall of 1941? The Pilgrims took 66 days to cross the Atlantic in 1620. By 1838 the crossing took 15 days. But not with sails. Maybe electric planes will one day fly but probably not with lithium ion batteries. I can fill my car’s gas tank in 120 seconds. Recharging an e-car battery takes far longer; that won’t work for me. There is a colossal and widespread misunderstanding; please let me explain why electricity is not a substitute for natural gas, coal, petroleum, or nuclear. The two incompatible religious and secular perspectives on energy, you must choose one. Have you heard people disparage someone by saying, “He’s only doing it for the money”? Why they’re wrong. The terrifying danger of people trying to make the world a better place. It’s almost as frightening as giving people the power to solve public health issues.

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