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One ChatGPT query uses 10 times more energy than a Google search, equivalent to running a 5-watt LED for an hour. Creating an AI image consumes the same energy as charging a smartphone. Data centers built for AI are experiencing soaring emissions. In 2019, training one large language model was estimated to produce as much CO2 as five gas-powered cars over their entire lifespan. The aging power grid is struggling to support the energy demands of AI.

It takes a massive amount of diesel to create concrete, steel, and transport materials using heavy machinery. The carbon footprint of these operations, along with solar panels and lithium batteries, may not be offset during their lifespan. The existing transmission lines are inadequate to power the world with electricity. We have a 120-year petroleum-based infrastructure that is essential to our lives and found in roads, car wheels, tennis rackets, lipstick, refrigerators, antihistamines, plastic products, cell phones, clothing, soap, and more. We will run out of petroleum before we find a replacement, which will kill us as a species. Oil extraction is dangerous, but we do it because we run out of options. The demand to keep pumping oil is to blame for the danger.

I'm here to show you these old turbine blades that have been dumped. Despite being called renewable energy, there's nothing renewable about them. These blades are quite short, around 20 meters, and they're worn out with not much life left. Recycling them is a challenge, and they sit here like massive beach whales. Compared to the ones in action, they're not that big. So when they run out, they'll just be sitting here, telling a story. The Chilumbin wind farm cost $1.4 billion, but in 15 years, these blades will still be here, not being used.

From an aerial view, the scale of the dump is described as extraordinary. Provincial documents state that there are 290,000 cubic meters of waste at the site. Of this total volume, about 40% consists of construction and demolition waste as well as contaminated soil. The documented worrisome pollutants identified include heavy metals, asbestos, and lead paint. Despite many years of operation, the Ministry of Environment indicates that no permit has ever been issued for the site.

Going all electric by 2035 is not practical because there is no such thing as a zero emission vehicle. Electric cars simply shift emissions elsewhere. Manufacturing a single 1,000 pound battery requires digging up 500,000 pounds of materials and 100 to 300 barrels of oil. This process can result in a carbon debt of 10 to 40 tons of CO2. Increasing battery usage will require more minerals like lithium, cobalt, and zinc, leading to a 400% to 4000% increase in demand. However, there isn't enough mining in the world to produce enough batteries for everyone's cars.

A large number of new fashion products are discarded or incinerated, highlighting a troubling aspect of the fashion industry. This practice contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions and positions the industry as one of the major environmental polluters.

I'm here to show you these old turbine blades that have been dumped. Despite being called renewable energy, there's nothing renewable about them. These blades are quite short, around 20 meters, and they're worn out with little life left. Recycling them is a challenge. Compared to the massive ones we've seen in action, these blades are not that big. When they run out, they'll just sit here like beached whales. This highlights the story of the Chilumbin wind farm, which cost $1.4 billion but will end up abandoned in 15 years.

Copper and aluminum are the primary beneficiaries of the grid spending increase. $800,000,000,000 is going to buy copper, which is money. How big is the oil market compared to the metals market? Crude oil dominates. All metals—iron ore, gold, copper, aluminum, nickel—are thinly traded and critical. There is no chance to get off crude oil; you can’t build electric cars, windmills, solar, or a modern military without these metals. Underwater power cables are expensive, and offshore wind with transmission to Greening efforts illustrates copper’s central role. Copper is the focus: copper is the expected $270,000,000,000 per year market by tomorrow morning. Where will this metal come from? There is no copper inventory. Historically, since Mohenjo Daro, humanity mined 700,000,000 metric tons of copper; about 80% of all copper ever mined is still in human possession. Recycling can recover about 80% of that 700,000,000 tons, but to do so would require tearing down every building in the United States, Europe, Japan, and China. Copper is embedded in buildings and other infrastructure; it can be recycled, but extracting it at scale remains challenging. Currently, we consume 30,000,000 tons of copper a year, with only 4,000,000 tons recycled. To maintain global 3% GDP growth, without electrification and relying on burning oil and gas, we must mine the same amount of copper in the next eighteen years as we mined in the last ten thousand years. In the next eighteen years, we would have to mine the same cumulative amount as in ten thousand years prior, without electrification, without data centers, without solar and wind, and without the greening of the world economy. There is little appreciation for the challenge faced. Since 1900, the energy required to produce copper has increased 16-fold. As ore grades decline, more energy is needed to produce the same metal, while water consumption has doubled. The easy copper deposits are largely depleted; Chile accounts for 24% of global copper mine production, but costs are in the third or fourth quartile. Chile burns coal, and solar isn’t reliable for mining operations since the sun shines only ~five hours a day; solar is useless without grid-scale storage. We are heading for a train wreck in Chile. To meet copper demand, six giant Tier One mines must come online every year from now until 2050. To meet copper demand, 40% of production must come from new mines for electrification, data centers, and grid upgrades. All the talk about AI is fantasy without sufficient energy. Nuclear power could help, but its components require metals, and the U.S. lacks the capability to weld containment vessels in traditional nuclear plants; Korea can build a nuclear power plant.

Solar panels are dangerous and should be removed because they turn houses into inverters. According to Dr. Milham's book, "Dirty Electricity," solar panels convert DC energy to AC, then back to DC, sending it to the power plant before it returns to the house. Health issues like leukemia are linked to power lines and solar panels. The claim is that solar panels, contrary to being sustainable, cause health problems over time. Additionally, smart meters, which ping 16,000 times per second with microwave radiation, exacerbate health issues when combined with solar panels.

The speaker, a long-time green energy supporter, was dismayed to learn about the environmental and human costs associated with green technologies. A single lithium mine allegedly creates millions of tons of waste annually, laced with sulfuric acid and radioactive uranium, polluting water for 300 years. Child labor is used to mine cobalt. Solar panels are allegedly made by laborers in razor wire enclosed camps exposed to quartz dust, causing silicosis. The Ethical Consumer Organization reports that forced labor in the solar panel supply chain is hard to avoid. Wind turbines consume vast resources, require diesel to start, gallons of oil to lubricate, and are hard to recycle. Solar panels are also extremely difficult to recycle, costing more than production. Lithium batteries pose steep challenges too. The speaker claims these "green" solutions are actually good marketing from the $1.5 trillion climate change industry. They urge people to prevent further escalation through unnecessary EVs and solar farms consuming farmland.

A wind turbine caught fire and collapsed due to lightning and wind damage. Despite the need for energy, none of the turbines in the wind farm were turning. The burning turbine was damaged by a tornado, with smoke containing chemicals and fiberglass. Old turbine blades were found dumped, questioning the true renewable nature of wind energy projects.

A hailstorm in Nebraska, USA destroyed a multimillion dollar solar park, consisting of 14,000 panels with a capacity of 5.2 megawatts. The park was intended to generate green energy for 25 years, but sadly, it only lasted for 4 years.

I support green energy and the environment, but I was shocked to learn about the negative impacts of lithium mining and the use of child labor in cobalt mining. The production of solar panels and wind turbines also has significant environmental and resource costs, and they are difficult to recycle. The ethical concerns and human suffering associated with the production of electronic devices are minimal compared to the requirements for electric vehicles and solar farms. The climate change industry, worth $1.5 trillion annually, heavily markets these solutions. We cannot undo what has been done, but we should prevent further damage by avoiding unnecessary electric vehicles and solar farms on valuable farmland.

I'm here to show you these old turbine blades that have been dumped. Despite being called renewable energy, there's nothing renewable about them. These blades are quite short, around 20 meters, and they're worn out with little life left. Recycling them is a challenge, so they end up sitting here like beached whales. This is the fate of the turbines from the chilumbin wind farm, which cost $1.4 billion. In 15 years, they'll still be sitting here, telling a story of wasted resources.

Solar panels were invented in America in 1954, but China has been better able to capitalize on the technology. China commercialized solar panels at a large scale and now controls over 80% of the global solar panel supply chain. The United States manufactures virtually none of the required components for solar panel production. The US is prioritizing building up its supply chain from scratch to compete with China. The US has less than half of China's solar capacity, and nearly four out of five solar panels installed in the US are from Chinese companies. China dominates the entire global supply chain and has spent almost 10 times as much on solar manufacturing than the US and the EU combined. Of the world's top 10 largest solar manufacturers, seven are Chinese, and only one is American.

Copper and aluminum are the primary beneficiaries of the grid spending increase. That $800,000,000,000 is going to buy copper, which is money. The oil market, compared to the metals market, is dwarfed by the demand for metals like copper, aluminum, iron ore, gold, and nickel, which are said to be so thinly traded and critical that there is no chance to get off crude oil. You can’t build electric cars, windmills, solar, or a modern military without these metals. Underwater power cables are expensive, and offshore wind and bringing that electricity green requires copper—copper, copper, copper. Copper now is described as a trillion-dollar annual market by tomorrow morning. There is no copper inventory to meet this demand. Since Mohenjo Daro, humanity has mined 700,000,000 metric tons of copper. If we put that in a big cube for scale (about 4 thirty-meter sides), approximately 80% of all the copper ever mined is still in human possession. Recycling could recover about 80% of that 700,000,000 tons, but it would require tearing down every building in the United States, Europe, Japan, and China. We can recycle copper from buildings and even from the university in front of us, but the consequence would be living in the dark. Currently, we consume 30,000,000 tons of copper per year, with only 4,000,000 tons recycled. To maintain 3% GDP growth with no electrification, this speaker claims we must mine the same amount of copper in the next eighteen years as we mined in the last ten thousand years. In the next eighteen years, we would need to mine the same copper volume as mined in the entire previous span of human history, without electrification, without data centers, without solar and wind, and without the greening of the world economy. Since 1900, the energy required to produce copper has increased sixteen-fold, and as ore grades decline, more energy is needed to produce the same metal while water consumption has doubled. Grades are declining globally, and easy copper mines are depleted; Chile is highlighted as a major producer (24% of global copper mine production), yet costs are in the third or fourth quartile. They burn coal in the Chilean grid, and solar is ineffective for mining because the sun only shines a few hours a day; solar is useless without grid-scale storage. The speaker asserts we are heading for a train wreck in Chile and that we need six giant tier-one mines online every year from now until 2050 to meet copper demand for electrification, data centers, and grid upgrades—40% of the production to come from new mines. All the hype about AI is dismissed as fantasy because we do not have the energy. Nuclear power is proposed as a solution, but what are those plants made of? All the metals mentioned earlier. The country reportedly does not have the capability to weld containment vessels in a traditional nuclear power plant anymore, whereas Korea can build a nuclear power plant.

Solar panels are outdated technology and dangerous, and should be removed. According to the book "Dirty Electricity" by Dr. Milham, solar panels turn a house into an inverter. Direct current (DC) energy is converted to alternating current (AC), then back to DC, sent to the power plant, and returned to the house, effectively making the house the power plant. Leukemia and blood issues from dirty electricity are linked to power lines and solar panels. Solar panels are not sustainable and cause health issues. Smart meters, which ping 16,000 times per second with microwave radiation, exacerbate the health problems when combined with solar panels.

The speaker, a long-time green energy supporter, was dismayed to learn about the environmental and human costs associated with green technologies. A single lithium mine allegedly creates millions of tons of waste annually, laced with sulfuric acid and radioactive uranium, polluting water for 300 years. Child labor is used to mine cobalt. Solar panels are allegedly made by laborers in razor wire enclosed camps exposed to quartz dust, causing silicosis. The Ethical Consumer Organization reports that forced labor in the solar panel supply chain is hard to avoid. Wind turbines consume vast resources, require diesel to start, gallons of oil to lubricate, and are hard to recycle. Solar panels are also difficult to recycle, and lithium batteries pose challenges. The speaker claims these so-called green solutions are actually good marketing from the $1.5 trillion climate change industry. The speaker urges people to prevent the exponential escalation of these issues with unnecessary EVs and solar farms.

A field of over 10,000 Chinese EV cars, with less than 31 miles, are abandoned to inflate sales numbers for subsidies. China's investment schemes led to shared electric cars left to rot, causing environmental harm with wasted resources and batteries. China's green initiatives are a facade to attract investments, masking environmental damage. The lack of transparency allows these practices to continue unchecked. Think twice before investing in China's misleading green projects. Translation (if needed): Abandoned Chinese EV cars inflate sales numbers for subsidies, causing environmental harm with wasted resources and batteries. China's green initiatives mask environmental damage to attract investments. Lack of transparency allows these practices to continue unchecked. Think twice before investing in China's misleading green projects.

Mining uses toxic chemicals and creates hazardous waste, yet is needed for green technologies. Demand for minerals is expected to increase 400-600%. Years ago, a proposal for Pebble Mine in Alaska was vetoed by the EPA due to environmental concerns, despite scientific studies. A Republican administration removed the EPA veto, but President Biden vetoed it again. Environmental groups and regulators have allegedly killed new mines in America, with permitting taking decades. The Biden administration dealt a blow to Twin Metals mine plans. Environmental groups oppose American mines, but clean energy needs minerals. Windmills, solar panels, and batteries require a massive increase in minerals. The NRDC didn't provide examples of mines they support. The Green Movement has been happy outsourcing mining to disadvantaged countries with child labor. America has child labor laws, safer equipment, and environmental rules. America once led in mineral production, but now depends on other countries. Society can't exist without mines.

To make a wind turbine, you need a large amount of iron ore, concrete, and steel. The concrete production emits carbon dioxide, and the steel requires rare earth elements, which are often sourced from China and come with environmental concerns. Additionally, the cobalt used in wind turbines is often mined by child slaves in dangerous conditions in the Congo. The turbine blades are made from balsa wood obtained by clearing parts of the Amazon forest, and they contain a toxic chemical called Bisphenol A. These blades cannot be recycled and end up as landfill, polluting the soil and water. Supporting wind and solar power means supporting pollution, slavery, and environmental damage.

Solar panels are outdated technology and dangerous, and should be removed. According to Dr. Milham's book, "Dirty Electricity," solar panels turn a house into an inverter. DC energy converts to AC, then back to DC, goes to the power plant, and returns, making the house a power plant. Leukemia and blood issues from dirty electricity are linked to power lines and solar panels. Solar panels are not sustainable and cause health issues. Smart meters, which ping 16,000 times per second with microwave radiation, exacerbate the problem when combined with solar panels.