Are “Renewables” Actually Renewable? | Michelle Foss, Ph.D.
Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw
Dan Crenshaw
4.6 • 16K Ratings
🗓️ 3 October 2022
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Rice University's Michelle Foss, Ph.D. gives us an easy to understand overview of the materials science and supply chains behind wind and solar energy. The proponents of wind and solar would like you to believe that these technologies just appear out of nowhere - no resources needed. But Michelle shows us how these "renewable" technologies take an inordinate amount of finite resources to produce, and why their benefits aren't worth the tradeoffs - especially when compared with nuclear and natural gas.
Michelle Foss, Ph.D., is the fellow in energy, minerals and materials at Rice University's Baker Institute, developing policies and conducting research to help build capacity on non-fuel minerals supply chains. Follow her work here: www.bakerinstitute.org/expert/michelle-michot-foss
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| 0:00.0 | We hold these truths to be self-evident. |
| 0:02.0 | That all men are created. |
| 0:04.0 | Because the number of Congress I get to have a lot of really interesting people in the office. |
| 0:07.0 | Experts on what they're talking about. |
| 0:09.0 | This is the podcast for insights into the issues. |
| 0:11.0 | China, bioterrorism, Medicare for all, in-depth discussions. |
| 0:16.0 | Breaking it down into simple terms. |
| 0:18.0 | We hold these truths with Dan Crenshaw. |
| 0:24.0 | So, everything that you wear, everything that you use, |
| 0:27.0 | everything that gets you to the places you need to get to, |
| 0:30.0 | come from either the ground or an animal for the most part. |
| 0:33.0 | Over time, we've gotten better at doing more with less, |
| 0:35.0 | farming with less land, making more goods with less space, |
| 0:38.0 | making more energy from less resources. |
| 0:40.0 | But the proponents of wind and solar |
| 0:42.0 | would like you to believe that these technologies just appear out of nowhere. |
| 0:45.0 | Like magic, no resources needed. |
| 0:47.0 | The reality is all these renewable technologies take an inordinate amount of finite resources. |
| 0:51.0 | And our guest today goes as far as saying that there's no such thing as a renewable resource. |
| 0:55.0 | And I'm inclined to agree with her. |
| 0:57.0 | And today we have with us Michelle. |
| 1:00.0 | Michelle Foss is a fellow at the Baker Institute. |
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