Today, heat-trapping pollution from over a century of combustion and emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) threatens the survival of not only crops, plants, and countless insect, marine, and animal species, but also human life as we know it.

But unlike the 1970s, when there were literally no viable alternatives to oil, coal, and gas for our energy and transportation needs, in 2026 clean, renewable alternatives are abundant and often cheaper.  The age-old, zero-sum arguments that pitted environmental against economic interests, are moribund.