Conservation, hybrid cars, wind and solar may slightly alleviate the effects of the crunch that is coming, but they will not solve the problems of limited supplies. Energy has been essential to the life we have known in abundance for the last 50 years. It has allowed this spaceship earth's populations to multiply way beyond sustainability. As oil and gas disappear, nuclear and coal will become fundamental in the next 50 years to holding onto remnants of the industrial age, with alternatives providing only peripheral aid. Whatever is done, times promise to be difficult.
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When I hear the NRA rant about sensible Americans wanting sensible gun laws, I don't hear any solutions. We need to limit the incredibly easy accessibility of handguns to criminals and suicidal people by passing simple legislation like closing the gunshow loophole and making mandatory background checks longer. Melissa Chasan Mercer Island Stalkers should forfeit access to firearms Thank you for the good coverage of the tragic death of James Holloway. He was a good friend. He was all that you said in your articles and more.