California wind farms, for example, produce 2.9 billion KW per year. But to do so, about 16,000 acres of land is required, where virtually no other use is compatible because of the constant noise pollution. Moreover, the entire area is a slaughterhouse for birds. Three times the energy can be produced by a modern coal-fired plant using less than 50 acres, with no noise, and birds nesting throughout the facility. If the consent of the governed is a valid criterion for the implementation of public policy, then, without a doubt, access to affordable energy would be the choice of the people in every sovereign nation.
Affordable energy can help vanquish poverty which is prerequisite to real freedom.