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   lal_truckee  wrote   
   > Doc O'Leary wrote   
      
   >> The majority of sci-fi hand waves abundant energy into the future, but   
   >> the   
   >> reality is that, so far, that appears to be the hardest hurdle we have   
   >> facing us.   
      
   > Energy is the easiest of our problems.   
      
   That's overstating it a bit on the easiest.   
      
   > It's been basically solved in several ways with operational installations.   
      
   Yes.   
      
   > The most difficult issue is entrenched wealth, created and sustained by   
   > the existing infrastructure, fighting a rear guard battle against change.   
      
   Dunno. While they do tend to resist change, it happens anyway.   
      
   > Incredibly short-sighted, entrenched wealth doesn't seem to realize it's   
   > in the preeminent position to profit from the eventual, enevitable, energy   
   > transformation.   
      
   Sure, but it happens anyway.   
      
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