Is California’s push to phase out diesel Recreational Vehicles yet another control tactic masquerading as climate policy? Conveniently, as with so many other policies, it's both.
This may be a first. With a long history of absurd policies, phasing out diesel RVs seems like yet another California insanity. However if this (https://substack.com/home/post/p-152056040) is true, they may be doing the right thing for a completely wrong reason. As the linked article points out, our society is based on diesel fuel. Maybe Amazon is using electric trucks, but the long haul trucks that deliver just about everything everywhere need diesel. Again, if the article is right, some time next year it may cost more in terms of energy to produce a gallon of diesel than the energy that gallon provides. With a looming threat like that, curbing recreational use of diesel makes sense if the grocery stores are to continue stocking food.
That's a scary article Jim, and it comes to a conclusion that is not easy to accept. However it seems to be based on reasonable and verifiable data that can't be easily refuted. The inevitable decline of easy cheap energy and with it our inevitable decline is the bigger picture. But other things could change the equation like nuclear war mentioned in the article or any number of catastrophic events. Still, I have to be optimistic and grateful now for everything I once took for granted. Too much doom and gloom gets me down.
It very clear that all travel will be limited... limited to the rich and elite. Airtravel and all it taxes and regulation is also on the way out too.
I personally think they are urgently putting people where they want them then they will shut it all down.
https://corbettreport.com/travelreset/
corbett report also did an episode on this.
They'll do anything other than actually address the predicament. Big, flashy, virtue signalling.
This may be a first. With a long history of absurd policies, phasing out diesel RVs seems like yet another California insanity. However if this (https://substack.com/home/post/p-152056040) is true, they may be doing the right thing for a completely wrong reason. As the linked article points out, our society is based on diesel fuel. Maybe Amazon is using electric trucks, but the long haul trucks that deliver just about everything everywhere need diesel. Again, if the article is right, some time next year it may cost more in terms of energy to produce a gallon of diesel than the energy that gallon provides. With a looming threat like that, curbing recreational use of diesel makes sense if the grocery stores are to continue stocking food.
That's a scary article Jim, and it comes to a conclusion that is not easy to accept. However it seems to be based on reasonable and verifiable data that can't be easily refuted. The inevitable decline of easy cheap energy and with it our inevitable decline is the bigger picture. But other things could change the equation like nuclear war mentioned in the article or any number of catastrophic events. Still, I have to be optimistic and grateful now for everything I once took for granted. Too much doom and gloom gets me down.
This is an interesting take. I look forward to reading the article you linked. Thanks!