I\u2019m about as anachronistic as any old geezer I know. I hate newfangled gizmos so much that can track my every move, my every purchase, my every tweet, my every everything, it almost makes me a certified Luddite. I don\u2019t want a cellphone attached 24\/7 to my person, I don\u2019t want a refrigerator I can adjust the temperature with the cellphone I don\u2019t own, I object to GPS devices in my truck, my car, the mizzus\u2019 laptop or the baby carriage. Don\u2019t want surveillance cameras monitoring the shack. I don\u2019t want to be on Facebook or Instagram or any other social media platform to keep myself informed about conformity. I don\u2019t watch Fox News or MSNBC for my \u2018news\u2019, I just buy a couple of newspapers. I don\u2019t plan to be an integral cog of the Borg Hive. Just sayin.<\/p>\n
But \u2026 I do think the folks who believe coal is coming back, that fracking is perfectly safe, that oil will power our future, well, these folks are the real anachronists. These folks who lobby for pipelines and more refineries, who pine for regulations that allow car companies to lower MPG\u2019s, who think global warming is liberal bullshit, who love the Drill Baby Drill rant and think we should keep burning fossil fuel until the last oil drum is hauled up out of the earth, these folks make me look like a visitor from the future.<\/p>\n
Somebody needs to give them the news: the planet is warming up, buddy, and that ain\u2019t fake news. I get it, you don\u2019t want to drive an electric car. You don\u2019t want to use the sun to power your entertainment center. You don\u2019t like the look of wind farms and you don\u2019t care for tidal generators. You like gas, check. You like a car that pollutes, check. You think \u2018clean coal\u2019 is ready for a breakthrough, double check. You think natural gas power plants are the future, bingo. You believe what you hear from the GOP, that climate change is a hoax and all those scientists are wrong, happy days for you!<\/p>\n
Wake up, pal, the future is calling you on your cellphone. Your kids are starting to sweat, just in case you didn\u2019t notice. They think maybe something needs to be done and done pretty quick. Check your engine light, pardner, the one blinking red on the dashboard. It\u2019s time for more than an oil change. It\u2019s time for a complete overhaul. Wrap your pointy little head around it, the revolution is coming. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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